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logarithm

n.
US //ˈɫɑɡɝˌɪðəm// UK //lˈɒɡəɹˌɪθəm// log·a·rithm
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Origin

From New Latin logarithmus, term coined by Scottish mathematician John Napier from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, reckoning”) and ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”); compare rational number, from analogous Latin.

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