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Which function is the inverse of exponentiation?
Which function is the inverse of exponentiation?
- Logarithm (correct)
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Addition
What is the logarithm base 10 of 1000?
What is the logarithm base 10 of 1000?
- 3 (correct)
- 1
- 2
- 4
What is the base of the natural logarithm?
What is the base of the natural logarithm?
- e (correct)
- 10
- π
- 2
Which logarithm is frequently used in computer science?
Which logarithm is frequently used in computer science?
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Who introduced logarithms?
Who introduced logarithms?
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True or false: The logarithm of a number x to base b is the exponent to which b must be raised to produce x.
True or false: The logarithm of a number x to base b is the exponent to which b must be raised to produce x.
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True or false: The logarithm base 10 is commonly used in science and engineering.
True or false: The logarithm base 10 is commonly used in science and engineering.
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True or false: The natural logarithm has the number e as its base.
True or false: The natural logarithm has the number e as its base.
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True or false: The logarithm base 2 is frequently used in computer science.
True or false: The logarithm base 2 is frequently used in computer science.
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True or false: Logarithms were introduced by John Napier in 1614 as a means of simplifying calculations.
True or false: Logarithms were introduced by John Napier in 1614 as a means of simplifying calculations.
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