Name
LN
Synopsis
Use LN to determine the natural logarithm of a number. For example, the natural logarithm of 2.7182818245904 is 1 because LN is an inversed function to EXP.
To Calculate
=LN(Number
)
-
Number
This required argument indicates the positive numeric value that you want to find the natural logarithm for.
Example
Figure 14-8 illustrates how you can use LN to determine the natural logarithm for any positive numeric value.
Note
You can determine the value of raising the constant e to a specific power by using EXP.
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