 The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number.  Plane Trigonometry - Page 28by Arthur Graham Hall, Fred Goodrich Frink - 1909 - 238 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1846 - 380 pages
...part is called the characteristic or index, and may always be known from the following KULE. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, the logarithm of 297 is 2 + a fraction ; that is, the index... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1846 - 376 pages
...part is called the characteristic or index, and may always be known from the following RULE. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, the logarithm of 297 is 2 + a fraction ; that is, the index... | |
 | Janet Taylor - 1853 - 124 pages
...observations being understood the 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... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1855 - 356 pages
...fraction. The integral part is called the characteristic, and may always be known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction ; that is, the... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1858 - 394 pages
...fraction. The integral part is called the characteristic, and may always be known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction ; that is, the... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Logarithms - 1859 - 372 pages
...fraction. The integral part is called the characteristic, and may be known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction ; that is, the... | |
 | James B. Dodd - Algebra - 1859 - 368 pages
...includes the second (520); but the following may be found a more convenient guide in practice. (321.) The characteristic of the Logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number ; but The characteristic of the Logarithm of a decimal fraction... | |
 | Theodore Strong - Algebra - 1859 - 570 pages
...— 2.9510459, we may write 2 . 9510459, and so on. Hence, it follows that the characteristic of tJie logarithm of any number greater than unity is one less than the number of places of integers in the number / and the characteristic of the logarithm of any decimal fraction... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1863 - 502 pages
...any logarithm is called the CHARACTERISTIC, and the decimal part is sometimes called the MANTISSA. 7. The characteristic of the logarithm of ANY NUMBER GREATER THAN UNITY, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. For it has been shown (Art. 3) that the logarithm of 1 is 0,... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1864 - 386 pages
...fraction. The integral part is called the characteristic, and may always be known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction; that is, the.... | |
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