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| − | Powers of ten are of the form: <B><math> | + | Powers of ten are numbers of the form: <B><math>10^X</math></B> where x is an arbitrary [[Real number]], they are an important concept in mathematics an economics. |
| + | Examples are 100 (x=2), 0.1 (x=-1), and 3.162 (x=0.5). | ||
| − | + | A list of positive, whole powers of ten: | |
| + | [[Template:Powers of ten]] | ||
| − | + | ==Logarithms== | |
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| + | A logarithm is the [[Inverse function]] of a power of ten: | ||
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| + | If <B><math>10^X = Y then log(Y) = X</math></B> | ||
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| + | For example: <B><math>10^3 = 1000 => log(1000) = 3</math></B> | ||
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| + | ==Economics | ||
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| + | The powers of ten are an important concept in mathematics an economics. | ||
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Powers of ten are numbers of the form: Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 10^X} where x is an arbitrary Real number, they are an important concept in mathematics an economics. Examples are 100 (x=2), 0.1 (x=-1), and 3.162 (x=0.5).
A list of positive, whole powers of ten: Template:Powers of ten
Logarithms
A logarithm is the Inverse function of a power of ten:
If Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 10^X = Y then log(Y) = X}
For example: Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 10^3 = 1000 => log(1000) = 3}
==Economics
The powers of ten are an important concept in mathematics an economics.