Napierian logarithm

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(nə-pîr'ē-ən, nā-) pronunciation
n.
See natural logarithm.

[After John NAPIER.]


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mathematics A synonym for natural logarithm, i.e. to the base e, on the false belief that Napier used that number as the base in his work pioneering logarithms.

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symbol: loge or ln; an alternative name for natural logarithm. [After John Napier (1550 — 1617), Scots mathematician who invented logarithms.]

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