ln: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:59, 15 March 2023

• Introduced in version 1.3b36

Returns the exponent that the irrational constant(approx. 2.718281828) would have to be raised to in order to equal the parameter.

ln(num)

Parameter

num - The number used with the irrational constant to calculate the exponent.

Example 1

[r: ln(5)]

Returns: 1.6094379124341002817999424223671667277812957763671875

Example 2

[r: ln(23)]

Returns: 3.13549421592914967504839296452701091766357421875

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-==Function ln==
+{{MacroFunction
-Returns the [[wp:Natural_logarithm|natural logarithm]] of a number.
+|name=ln
+|version=1.3b36
+|description=
+Returns the ''exponent'' that the ''irrational constant''(approx. {{code|2.718281828}}) would have to be raised to in order to equal the parameter.
-===Usage===
+|usage=
-<source lang="mtmacro" line>
+<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
-[h: val = ln(num)]
+ln(num)
-</source>
+</syntaxhighlight>
+'''Parameter'''
+* {{code|num}} - The {{code|number}} used with the ''irrational constant'' to calculate the ''exponent''.
+|example=
+'''Example 1'''
+<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
+[r: ln(5)]
+</syntaxhighlight>
+'''Returns:''' {{code|1.6094379124341002817999424223671667277812957763671875}}
-===Examples===
+'''Example 2'''
-<source lang="mtmacro" line>
+<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
-[r: ln(5)]
+[r: ln(23)]
-</source>
+</syntaxhighlight>
-Returns 1.6094379124341002817999424223671667277812957763671875
+'''Returns:''' {{code|3.13549421592914967504839296452701091766357421875}}
+|also=
+[[wp:Natural_logarithm|Natural logarithm]], [[power|power()]]
+}}
+[[Category:Mathematical Function]]