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Revision 2 . . August 19, 2001 12:25 pm by AxelBoldt [log vs. ln vs. lg]
Revision 1 . . August 19, 2001 7:05 am by Hornlo [new]
  

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That convention is still commonly used, especially outside of math. In pure mathematics, ln is virtually
the only logarithm used, and (especially in number theory) people write log instead of ln. This has bugged
me for a long time, because people even use log in the statement of the prime number theorem without
saying which base they're using!

I would hope that in the wikipedia, we always use ln for the natural logarithm; the other two, when they
are needed, should be accompanied with a half-sentence explanation.

And yes, I think this is definitely worth mentioning. --AxelBoldt

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