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noun
- 1. a part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off: "she tripped over a fallen log" Similar
- 2. an official record of events during the voyage of a ship or aircraft: "a ship's log" Similar
verb
- 1. enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record: "the incident has to be logged" Similar
- 2. cut down (an area of forest) in order to exploit the timber commercially: "there are plans to log 250,000 hectares of virgin rainforest"
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The meaning of LOG is a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree; especially : a length of a tree trunk ready for sawing and over six feet (1.8 meters) long. How to use log in a sentence.
LOG definition: 1. a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on a fire 2. a full…. Learn more.
A log is a piece of a thick branch or of the trunk of a tree that has been cut so that it can be used for fuel or for making things.
noun. a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a felled tree: Put another log on the fire. We dragged logs from the forest and lashed them together to make a raft. something resembling a log, as in shape or weight: Mix the softened butter and sage together, then put it on wax paper and roll it into a log.
The logarithm is denoted "log b x" (pronounced as "the logarithm of x to base b", "the base-b logarithm of x", or most commonly "the log, base b, of x "). An equivalent and more succinct definition is that the function log b is the inverse function to the function x ↦ b x {\displaystyle x\mapsto b^{x}} .
Definition of a logarithm. Generalizing the examples above leads us to the formal definition of a logarithm. log b. ( a) = c b c = a. Both equations describe the same relationship between a , b , and c : b. is the base. , c. is the exponent. , and. a. is called the argument. . A helpful note.
Logarithms made it easy for people to carry out otherwise difficult operations, eg: find the value of 4th root of 24. we can simply take log(24) and divide by 4. The antilog of the resultant figure will give us the answer.
A log is the trunk of a tree minus the branches: logging is cutting down trees. A log is also a written record of something, and logging is keeping such a record. The first type of log is a tree that's been cut down with the branches stripped.
Definition of log noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To cut down, trim, and haul the timber of (a piece of land). b. To cut (timber) into unhewn sections. 2. To enter in a record, as of a ship or an aircraft. 3. To travel (a specified distance, time, or speed): logged 30,000 air miles in April.
