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RE: logₓy - Jeff_Kearns - 01-15-2019 08:15 PM
(01-12-2019 09:12 PM)pier4r Wrote: No, I think it is wanted. The log in different bases are not often used, compared to log_e and log_10 , therefore for other bases you are on your own.
This is trivial. Just use the change of base rule with either LOG or LN. Example: Log2 5.7 = (LOG 5.7)/(LOG 2) = (LN 5.7)/(LN 2) = 2.511
The number of keystrokes would the same as if there were an actual (shifted) button for the arbitrary base.
Jeff