 | Nathan Scholfield - 1845 - 894 sider
...be readily understood, viz. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity is equal to one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, in searching for the logarithm of such a number as 2970, we find in the tables opposite to 2970 the... | |
 | Nathan Scholfield - 1845 - 542 sider
...be readily understood, viz. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity is equal to one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, in searching for the logarithm of such a number as 2970, we find in the tables opposite to 2970 the... | |
 | Nathan Scholfield - 1845 - 506 sider
...be readily understood, viz. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity is equal to one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, in searching for the logarithm of such a number as 2970, we find in the tables opposite to 2970 the... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1846 - 380 sider
...always be known from the following KULE. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, the logarithm of 297 is 2 + a fraction ; that is, the index of the logarithm of 297 is 2, which is one less than the... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1846 - 376 sider
...always be known from the following RULE. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, the logarithm of 297 is 2 + a fraction ; that is, the index of the logarithm of 297 is 2, which is one less than the... | |
 | Charles William Hackley - 1846 - 542 sider
...readily understood, viz. : The index of Oie logarithm of any number greater titan unity is equal to one less than the number of integral figures in the given number ; for if the number be between 10 and 100, it will contain two integral figures ; if between 100 and... | |
 | A. D. Stanley - 1854 - 426 sider
...logarithm is in question consists of one or more integral figures with or without a decimal annexed, the characteristic of the logarithm is one less than the number of the integral figures. Thus the characteristic of the logarithm of 504.27 is 2, as the integral figures... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1855 - 192 sider
...known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greatet than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction; that is, the characteristic of the logarithm of 297 is 2, which is one less... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1855 - 356 sider
...known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction ; that is, the characteristic of the logarithm of 297 is 2, which is one less... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1857 - 400 sider
...we may easily find as many logarithms as we please. NOTE.—The index of every logarithm is always one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. 308, To find in the table the logarithm of any number. (1.) If the given number be less than 100, or... | |
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The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. 
