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common logarithm

the logarithm with base 10, formerly widely used for calculations
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common logarithm
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Facts

7 properties
Instance of
logarithm
Has use
logarithmic scale, order of magnitude[2][3]
Defining formula
\lg x = \log_{10} x
Described by source
ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[4]
In defining formula
\lg x, \log_a x
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[6]
Uses
10[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en logarithm base 10 en standard logarithm en log(x) en log base 10 en base-10 logarithm en Briggsian logarithm en common lg en common log en common logarithm en common logarithm function en common logarithmic function en decadic logarithm en decimal log en decimal logarithm en lg10 en lg10(x) en lg(x) en log10 en log10(x) ar لوغاريتم عشري
🔖 Identifiers · 12
GND ID
1151055638
Australian Educational Vocabulary ID
scot/15139
Elhuyar ZTH ID
033463
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/common-logarithm
Freebase ID
/m/017kmm
Interlingual Index ID
i72297
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
common-logarithms
MathWorld ID
CommonLogarithm
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
196909603
Namuwiki ID
상용로그
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3933549
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
06825973-n

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Instance of 1
logarithm
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
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Summary

common logarithm is a logarithm[1].

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  1. 26w ago · ~2026-28197-63 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → 10
    Instance of → logarithm
    Described by source → ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics
    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Mathematics
    "Created claim: Uses: 10"
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