• Kogasa
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      169 months ago

      It’s common to just use “log” in pure math, since nobody uses the base 10 log.

      • @[email protected]
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        9 months ago

        And everyone just uses “log” in CS because noone cares about the base.

        …if you specifically want the natural one it’s ln. ld for binary, base 10 is pretty much unheard of. Such an uneven number.

      • @[email protected]
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        69 months ago

        Fair. Logs are natural unless otherwise specified. You wouldn’t put log(37) if you wanted base 10, you’d do log_10(37).

      • @theroastedtoaster
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        149 months ago

        Or just pronounce it “lawn” like all my calculus instructors did

          • @[email protected]
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            29 months ago

            I hear it pronounced as “lawn” all the time and it pisses me off to no end. Be thankful that you don’t hear it.