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...20 by adding 7 to both minuend and subtrahend. 10. The following rules are derived from § G : — If the number is greater than 1, make the characteristic...number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logar r1thm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the...

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...greater than 1, the characteristic of its logarithm is one unit less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point. If the number is less than 1, the characteristic of its logarithm is negative and one unit more than the number of zeros between...

...is greater than unity, the characteristic is positive, and is one less than the number of digits to the left of the decimal point. If the number is less than unity, the characteristic is negative, and is one more than the number of ciphers between the decimal...

...greater than 1, the characteristic of the logarithm is one unit less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point. If the number is less than 1, the characteristic of the logarithm is negative and one unit more than the number of zeros between...