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For example: <B><math>10^3 = 1000 => log(1000) = 3</math></B>
For example: <B><math>10^3 = 1000 => log(1000) = 3</math></B>
Logarithms are used in graphs using a [[logarithmic scale]] such as the [[Hertzsprung Russell Diagram]], these scales are mainly used to graph [[exponential]] functions that show an sharp increase beyond a specific value and would appear [[asymptotic]] on a conventional [[linear]] scale.
Logarithms are used in graphs using a [[logarithmic scale]] such as the [[Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram]], these scales are mainly used to graph [[exponential]] functions that show an sharp increase beyond a specific value and would appear [[asymptotic]] on a conventional [[linear]] scale.
Sometimes logarithms are also used to describe growth patterns in [[biology]] and [[economics]].
Sometimes logarithms are also used to describe growth patterns in [[biology]] and [[economics]].
This system was very unpopular because it decreased the number of free days and undermined the Christian Sunday.
This system was very unpopular because it decreased the number of free days and undermined the Christian Sunday.
Today any time units smaller than a second ([[microseconds]], [[nanoseconds]], etc.) are also decimalized.
Today all time units smaller than a second ([[microseconds]], [[nanoseconds]], etc.) are decimalized.
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