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ln() vs. log()
04-18-2016, 03:42 AM
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RE: ln() vs. log()
(04-17-2016 10:06 PM)Don Shepherd Wrote:  I have often wondered why these two functions exist. Many calculators (HP 17b, HP 65, TI 84+) have both. Some (12c) have only one (ln). Interestingly, the original Dartmouth BASIC had log() but it was really ln().

Is one more accurate than the other? Why the two standards?

Good question. When I was very young (really very jung) I was wondering why Easter and Christmas exist, which one was better and which one could I give up. Of course Christmas won :-)
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ln() vs. log() - Don Shepherd - 04-17-2016, 10:06 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Massimo Gnerucci - 04-17-2016, 10:15 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Han - 04-17-2016, 10:19 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Dave Shaffer - 04-17-2016, 11:50 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Tim Wessman - 04-18-2016, 01:37 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - StephenG1CMZ - 04-25-2016, 03:59 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Katie Wasserman - 04-18-2016, 02:48 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Han - 04-18-2016, 03:05 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - wojtek - 04-18-2016 03:42 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Jeff_Kearns - 04-18-2016, 10:51 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Thomas Radtke - 04-18-2016, 01:14 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - jebem - 04-19-2016, 02:00 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Dieter - 04-19-2016, 09:47 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Tugdual - 04-18-2016, 01:25 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - emece67 - 04-18-2016, 02:41 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Andres - 05-13-2022, 10:38 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Csaba Tizedes - 04-18-2016, 04:38 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Joe Horn - 04-19-2016, 05:33 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - jebem - 04-19-2016, 12:48 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Csaba Tizedes - 04-20-2016, 07:33 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - emece67 - 04-20-2016, 08:45 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - emece67 - 04-20-2016, 10:23 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - JurgenRo - 04-21-2016, 07:52 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Marcus von Cube - 04-24-2016, 02:38 PM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Dieter - 04-25-2016, 06:38 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - Thomas Klemm - 05-13-2022, 11:15 AM
RE: ln() vs. log() - KeithB - 05-16-2022, 01:18 PM



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