 | Robert Gibson - 1811 - 580 σελίδες
...is expressed decimally. The logarithm of each term between 10 and 100, is 1, with a decimal fraction annexed ; the logarithm of each term between 100 and...with a decimal annexed, and so on. The integral part ot the logarithm is called the Index, and the other the decimal part. — Except in the first hundred... | |
 | Robert Gibson - 1814 - 558 σελίδες
...is expressed decimally. The logarithm of each term between 10 and 100, is 1, with a decimal fraction annexed ; the logarithm of each term between 100 and...integral part of the logarithm is called the Index, and the other the decimal part. — Except in the first hundred logarithms of this Table, the Indexes... | |
 | George G. Carey - 1818 - 602 σελίδες
...decimal fraction annexed ; the log. of all numbers betwixt 100 and 1000 is 2, with a decimal fraction annexed, and so on. The integral part of the logarithm...or characteristic, and the other the decimal part. It is evident, from the above progression, that the index is one less than the number of figures in... | |
 | Robert Gibson - 1821 - 594 σελίδες
...is expressed decimally. The logarithm of each term between 10 and 100, is 1, with a decimal fraction annexed ; the logarithm of each term between 100 and...integral part of the logarithm is called the Index, and the other the decimal part. — Except in the. first hundred logarithms of this table, the Indexes... | |
 | Daniel Alexander Murray - 1899 - 226 σελίδες
...are incommensurable numbers. (See Art. 9.) The decimal part of the logarithm is called the mantissa, the integral part of the logarithm is called the index or characteristic. The two great advantages of the common system, as will now be shown, are : (1) The characteristic of... | |
 | Daniel Alexander Murray - 1906 - 466 σελίδες
...are incommensurable numbers. (See Art. 9.) The decimal part of the logarithm is called the mantissa, the integral part of the logarithm is called the index or characteristic. The two great advantages of the common system, as will now be shown, are : (1) The characteristic of... | |
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... decimals. In this form, the logarithm of 1 is 0, of 10, 1 ; of 100, 2 ; of 1000, 3 &c. Whence the logarithm of any term between 1 and 10, being greater than 0, but less than 1, is a proper fraction, and is expressed decimally. The logarithm of each... 