[HN Gopher] An Intuition for Logarithms
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       An Intuition for Logarithms
        
       Author : D4ckard
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2023-09-02 16:03 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | D4ckard wrote:
       | For a while now, I've been trying to improve my understanding of
       | working with logarithms. Technically, I _knew_ their purpose, but
       | I wasn 't comfortable past reciting their definition. This bugged
       | me, especially since we use them so much in CS. This post sort of
       | collects what I've learned, both for my future self and for
       | anyone else, who feels the same way. Hope you like it :D
        
       | jeffreygoesto wrote:
       | Slide rules build on logarithms as well.
       | 
       | https://www.sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Class/OS-ISRM_SlideRuleSe...
        
         | D4ckard wrote:
         | Yeah, I think they're pretty cool, too. I didn't include them
         | to avoid going too much into history ...
        
       | curtisblaine wrote:
       | The easiest explanation I can conjure for logarithms is: the
       | number of digits needed to write a number in a given base.
        
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