 The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than one is positive, and is one less than the number of digits in the integral part of the number.  Plane Trigonometry - Page 178by Levi Leonard Conant - 1909 - 183 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Riddle - Nautical astronomy - 1824 - 572 pages
...to six places of figures. The index of the logarithm is easily supplied, as it is always less by one than the number of digits in the integral part of the number. If the number should consist wholly of decimals, the index of the logarithm is then negative, and it... | |
 | Janet Taylor - 1853 - 124 pages
...following Rule must be borne in mind. Rule. The index of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is one less than the number of digits in the integral part, and when the number is less than unity, the index is properly negative, but the arithmetical complement... | |
 | John Walmsley - Logarithms - 1865 - 232 pages
...Hence the rule, — The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is less by one than the number of digits in the integral part of the number. (ii.) Let the number be a decimal fraction. Since log 1 = 0, the logarithms of all decimal fractions will... | |
 | Janet Taylor - 1865 - 184 pages
...following rule must be borne in mind. Rule. The index of the logarithm of a number greater than unity, is one less than the number of digits in the integral part, and when the number is less than unity, consisting of decimals only, then add 1 to the number of cyphers... | |
 | James Haddon - Algebra - 1871 - 244 pages
...before the decimal part of a logarithm is called the characteristic, and it is always less by unity than the number of digits in the integral part of the number: thus the number 400 consisting of three digits, the characteristic of its logarithm is 2. Hence, in... | |
 | George Bruce Halsted - Measurement - 1881 - 258 pages
...same digits in the same order have the same mantissa. 143, The characteristic of the log of a number is one less than the number of digits in the integral part. 144, When the number has no integral figures, the characteristic of its log is negative, and is one... | |
 | George Chrystal - Algebra - 1886 - 578 pages
...and base be each 10, then If tlie number have an integral part, tlie characteristic of its logarithm is + (one less than the number of digits in the integral part). If tlie number liave no integral part, the characteristic is - (one more than the number of zeros that... | |
 | John Riddle - 1887 - 284 pages
...to six places of figures. The index of the logarithm is easily supplied, as it is always less by one than the number of digits in the integral part of the number. If the number consist wholly of decimals, the index of the logarithm is then negative, and it is indicated... | |
 | George Egbert Fisher, Isaac Joachim Schwatt - Algebra - 1900 - 512 pages
...decimal. We therefore have : (i.) The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greateг than unity is positive, and is one less than the number of digits in its integral part. Eg, log 2756.3 = 3 + a decimal. Since a number less than 1 having no cipher immediately... | |
 | George Egbert Fisher, Isaac Joachim Schwatt - Algebra - 1901 - 324 pages
...decimal. We therefore have : (i.) The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is positive, and is one less than the number of digits in its integral part. Eg, log 2756.3 = 3 + a decimal. Since a number less than 1 having no cipher immediately... | |
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