 The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1 is always one less than the number of digits preceding the decimal point.  Elementary Algebra - Page 348by Walter Randall Marsh - 1905 - 395 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Roberts Perkins - Geometry - 1856 - 460 pages
...The integral part is called the characteristic, and may readily be assigned by the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1 is one less than the number of places of figures which express the integral part of the given number.... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Geometry - 1860 - 472 pages
...The integral part is called the characteristic, and may readily be assigned by the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1 is one less than the number of places of figures which express the integral part of the given number.... | |
 | Daniel Barnard Hagar - Algebra - 1873 - 278 pages
...part of its expression. The decimal part is sometimes called the mantissa. 395. Principles. — 1. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1, is one less than the number of integral orders in the given number. For, the logarithm of 1 is 0, of 10... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Algebra - 1879 - 350 pages
...The CHARACTERISTIC of a logarithm is its integral part, and The Mantissa, is its decimal part. * 350. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1, is 1 less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point. For, the logarithm of 1 is 0, of... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1879 - 346 pages
...The CHARACTERISTIC of a logarithm is its integral part, and The Mantissa is its decimal part. 356. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1, is 1 lest than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point. For, the logarithm of 1 is 0, of... | |
 | Edward Albert Bowser - Logarithms - 1895 - 124 pages
...following rule : The characteristic of the logarithm, of a number greater than unity is positive, and one less than the number of digits preceding the decimal point. The characteristic of the logarithm of a number less than unity is negative, and one mare than the number of ciphers immediately after the... | |
 | Edward Albert Bowser - Logarithms - 1908 - 128 pages
...following rule : The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is positive, and one less than the number of digits preceding the decimal point. The characteristic of the logarithm of a number less than unity is negative, and one more than the number of ciphers immediately after the... | |
 | Charles Hamilton Ashton - Logarithms - 1902 - 132 pages
...find the characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1, we have the following rule: The characteristic of the logarithm of any number...always one less than the number of digits preceding The mantissa of the logarithm of any number greater than 1 is always given in the table. The characteristic... | |
 | Charles Hamilton Ashton, Walter Randall Marsh - Trigonometry - 1902 - 136 pages
...integral part, and the mantissa, which is the fractional part, the latter being expressed as a decimal. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1 is always positive, and depends upon the number of significant digits in that number to the left of the decimal... | |
 | Charles Hamilton Ashton, Walter Randall Marsh - Algebra - 1907 - 304 pages
...characteristic, which is the integral part, and the mantissa, which is a fractional part expressed as a decimal. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than 1 is always positive, and depends upon the number of digits in the number to the left of the decimal point. From... | |
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