 | Peter Nicholson - 1825 - 1046 σελίδες
...number is a decimal, the index is negative, and is always an unit greater than the number of cyphers between the. decimal point and the first significant figure of the decimal. TABLE I. LOGARITHMS OF NUMBERS. No. 1C -I «00 Log. OOOOOO-ÄH120 N» 0 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 7 | 8... | |
 | Alexander Ingram - 1844 - 262 σελίδες
...of negative indices, their arithmetical complements to 10 are often used. Thus if there is no cipher between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the decimal, the index is 1 or 9 ; if there is one cipher between them, the index is 2 or 8 ; if two ciphers are... | |
 | Alexander Ingram - 1851 - 202 σελίδες
...negative indices, their arithmetical complements to 10 are often used. Thus, if there is no cipher between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the decimal, the index is I or 9 ; if there is one cipher be* When the index or characteristic of the log. is negative,... | |
 | William Henry Johnstone - 1859 - 80 σελίδες
...number. If the natural number have no integer places, then the characteristic is a negative quantity one more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure. 31. Hence, referring to the table given above we shall find: log 295-24 = 2-4701752 log 29-547 = 1-4705134... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1882 - 232 σελίδες
...point. If the number is less than 1 , make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. INTRODUCTION. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill - 1883 - 186 σελίδες
...point. If the number is less than 1 , make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. IV INTRODUCT1ON. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1885 - 96 σελίδες
...point. If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. 1V INTKODUCTION. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1886 - 168 σελίδες
...point. If the number is less than 1 , make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. INTRODUCTION. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1887 - 206 σελίδες
...point. If the number is less than 1 , make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. iv LOGARITHMS. For, 10° = 1, hence log 1 = 0; 10-»= 0.1, hence Iog0.1 = -l; INTRODUCTION.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1891 - 380 σελίδες
...RULE 2. If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. RULE 3. If the characteristic of a given logarithm is positive, make the number of figures... | |
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If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number. 
