Name
Math.log( ) Method — compute the natural logarithm of a number
Availability
Flash 5; may be used when exporting Flash 4 movies
Synopsis
Math.log(x)
Arguments
- x
A positive integer.
Returns
The natural logarithm of x
.
Description
The log( )
method calculates the natural
logarithm (i.e., the base-e logarithm) of a
number. See the following example to calculate the base-10 logarithm.
Example
trace (Math.log(Math.E)); // Displays: 1 // Compute the base-10 logarithm of a number function log10 (x) { return (Math.log(x) / Math.log(10)); }
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