math log for math

Returns the logarithm for an arbitrary base.

Signature

> math log {flags} (base)

Parameters

  • base: Base for which the logarithm should be computed.

Input/output types:

inputoutput
numberfloat
list<number>list<float>
rangelist<number>

Examples

Get the logarithm of 100 to the base 10

> 100 | math log 10
2.0

Get the log2 of a list of values

> [16 8 4] | math log 2
╭───┬──────╮
│ 0 │ 4.00 │
│ 1 │ 3.00 │
│ 2 │ 2.00 │
╰───┴──────╯