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|version=1.3b36
|version=1.3b36
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|description=
Returns the [[wp:Natural_logarithm|natural logarithm]] of a number.
Returns the ''exponent'' that the ''irrational constant''(approx. {{code|2.718281828}}) would have to be raised to in order to equal the parameter.


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|usage=
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[h: val = ln(num)]
ln(num)
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'''Parameter'''
* {{code|num}} - The {{code|number}} used with the ''irrational constant'' to calculate the ''exponent''.


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[r: ln(5)]
[r: ln(5)]
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Returns 1.6094379124341002817999424223671667277812957763671875
Returns: {{code|1.6094379124341002817999424223671667277812957763671875}}
 
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
[r: ln(23)]
</source>
Returns: {{code|3.13549421592914967504839296452701091766357421875}}
 
|also=
[[wp:Natural_logarithm|Natural logarithm]]
}}
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[[Category:Mathematical Function]]
[[Category:Mathematical Function]]

Revision as of 08:27, 9 March 2009

ln() Function

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.

Usage

ln(num)

Parameter

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

Example

[r: ln(5)]

Returns: 1.6094379124341002817999424223671667277812957763671875

[r: ln(23)]
Returns: 3.13549421592914967504839296452701091766357421875

See Also