 If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number.  Elementary Algebra - Page 375by George Albert Wentworth - 1906 - 421 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Henry Johnstone - 1859 - 80 pages
...natural number have no integer places, then the characteristic is a negative quantity one more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure. 31. Hence, referring to the table given above we shall find: log 295-24 = 2-4701752 log 29-547 = 1-4705134... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Trigonometry - 1882 - 232 pages
...the number is less than 1 , make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. INTRODUCTION. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill - Logarithms - 1883 - 186 pages
...the number is less than 1 , make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. IV INTRODUCT1ON. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Plane trigonometry - 1885 - 96 pages
...the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. 1V INTKODUCTION. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Algebra - 1886 - 168 pages
...the number is less than 1 , make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. INTRODUCTION. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1887 - 206 pages
...the number is less than 1 , make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. iv LOGARITHMS. For, 10° = 1, hence log 1 = 0; 10-»= 0.1, hence Iog0.1 = -l; INTRODUCTION.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Algebra - 1891 - 380 pages
...more than the number of units in the characteristic. RULE 4. If the characteristic is negative, make the number of zeros between the decimal point and...first significant figure of the corresponding number one less than the number of units in the characteristic. Thus, the characteristic of log 7849.27 is... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Algebra - 1891 - 550 pages
...more than the number of units in the characteristic. RULE 4. If the characteristic is negative, make the number of zeros between the decimal point and...first significant figure of the corresponding number one less than the number of units in the characteristic. is 4, the corresponding number has five figures... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Algebra - 1891 - 380 pages
...the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. RULE 3. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number of figures... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Algebra - 1891 - 544 pages
...the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. RULE 3. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number of figures... | |
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