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LOGARITHMIC FUNCTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Algebra
DEF

A function ... that is the inverse of an exponential function ... so that the independent variable appears in a logarithm.

CONT

Logarithmic functions are the inverses of exponential functions. The inverse of the exponential function y = ax is x = ay. The logarithmic function y = logax is defined to be equivalent to the exponential equation x = ay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Algèbre
CONT

La fonction logarithmique est la réciproque de la fonction exponentielle. C'est une fonction qui comporte une asymptote verticale et dont le domaine est restreint.

Spanish

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