...characteristic on the right is minus four. Hence the characteristic is negative and 1 more numerically than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure. Similarly, in the number .00236 there are two zeros between the decimal point and the first significant...

...and so on. Hence, the characteristic of a decimal fraction is negative, and is numerically one more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure. There are two ways in common use for writing the characteristic of a decimal fraction. Thus, (1) log...

...following rule is used -for determining the characteristic of the logarithm of a decimal fraction: Take the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure, subtract lt from 9, and annex - 10 after the mantissa. EXERCISE 111 Give the characteristic of 1. 452....

...125X55. 3. 18X5. 90. 8. 223X64. 4. 5X6. 30. 9. 175X235. 5. 7X4. 28. 10. 1575X45. SLIDE RULE 177 equal to the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure. EXERCISE 9 Solve the following problems paying attention to the location of the decimal point. 1. 18H-12....

...than one, the characteristic is negative, and the number representing the negative characteristic is one greater than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure. Example. — The characteristic of 0.000314 is (—4), which is written as 6 — 10, and the mantissa...

...characteristic of the logarithm of a (positive) number less than 1, is negative, and is numerically 1 greater than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure. Thus, the characteristic of log .0076 is —3; that of log .28 is —1. NOTE. The logarithm of a negative...

...point in the antilogarithm. Rule 4. — If the character is negative, the number is less than one, and the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure is one less than the number representing the negative characteristic. Example. — The antilogarithm...

...significant figures to the left of the decimal point, the characteristic is negative and numerically one more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure to the right. NUMBER .0001 .001 .01 .1 1 10 100 1000 10000 LOGARITHM -4 <j -2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 Turning...

...the left of the decimal point. The characteristic of the logarithm of a number less than 1 will be negative, and numerically one greater than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the left-hand figure of the number. 6. Rule for the Characteristic.—These two statements may be combined...

...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 the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. Table II. Reciprocals. — If the reciprocal of 4.68 is desired, locate the line...