 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Algebra - 1879 - 322 pages
...Mantissa is its decimal part. 356. 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 10 is 1, of 100 is 2, of 1000 is 3, etc. 357. The characteristic of the... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1879 - 346 pages
...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 10 is 1, of 100 is 2, of 1000 is 3, etc. 357. The characteristic of the... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Algebra - 1879 - 376 pages
...its decimal part. 350. 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 10 is 1, of 100 is 2, of 1000 is 3, etc. 357. The characteristic of the... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1879 - 468 pages
...the last parts of Arts. 448 and 449. 451. I. If the number is greater than 1, the characteristic is 1 less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal For example, characteristic of log 354.89 = 2, characteristic of log 906328.3 = 5, etc. II. If the... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1880 - 498 pages
...the last parts of Arts. 448 and 449. 451. I. If the number is greater than 1, the characteristic is 1 less than the number of figures to the left of the...354.89 = 2, characteristic of log 906328.3 = 5, etc. II. If the number is less than 1, the characteristic is found by subtracting the number of zeros between... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1880 - 498 pages
...the last parts of Arts. 448 and 449. 451. I. If the number is greater than 1, the characteristic is 1 less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point. For example, characteristic of log 354-.S9 = 2, characteristic of log 906328.3 = 5, etc. II. If the number is less than 1, the characteristic... | |
 | Webster Wells - 1883 - 298 pages
...last portions of Arts. 89 and 90 : I. If the number is greater than unity, the characteristic is 1 less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point. II. If the number is less than unity, the characteristic is found by subtracting the number of zeros... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1885 - 324 pages
...teristic must be supplied by the reader. The rules for characteristic are based on Arts. 339 and 340. I. If the number is greater than 1, the characteristic is one less than the number of places to the lefl nf the decimal point. II. If the number is less than 1, subtract the number of ciphers... | |
 | Webster Wells - 1885 - 368 pages
...characteristic must be supplied by the reader. The rules for characteristic are based on Arts. 339 and 340. I. If the number is greater than 1 , the characteristic is one less than the number of places to the le,fi of the, decimal point. II. If the number is less than 1, subtract the number of... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1885 - 370 pages
...must be supplied by the reader. The rules for characteristic are based on Arts. 339 and 340. I. If ihn number is greater than 1 , the characteristic is one less than the number of places to the left of the decimal point. II. If the number is less than 1 , subtract the number of... | |
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If the number is greater than 1, the characteristic is one less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point. 
