Antilogarithm
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
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of a number $n$
The number $N$, denoted by $\operatorname{ant\,log}_a n$, the logarithm of which to the base $a$ is equal to $n$. Thus,
$$\operatorname{ant\,log}_a n=N=a^n,$$
or
$$\log_a N=n.$$
Antilogarithms are also called inverse logarithms.
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Antilogarithm. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Antilogarithm&oldid=40767
Antilogarithm. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Antilogarithm&oldid=40767