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--- syntax:functions:log [2016/06/20 11:44] – dmitry
+++ syntax:functions:log [2021/08/11 15:24] (current) – [Examples] craigt
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-===== Log(number) =====
+====== Log(number) ======
+Category:  Number function
-The natural logarithm of //number//.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This function returns the natural logarithm of //number//.
-^  Example  ^  Result  ^
+\\
-| log(2)  |  0.693147180559945 |
+=====Arguments=====
+^Argument^Type^Description^
+|number|Number (positive, non-0 value)|The value for which the natural logarithm is returned.|
+\\
+**Return value type:**  Number
+\\
+=====Examples=====
-=== See also ===
+  log(1) //Returns 0
-  * [[syntax:functions:exp]]
-  * [[syntax:functions:pow]]
+  log(2) //Returns 0.693147180559945
+  log(0) //Returns "#Can't convert infinity to a decimal number"  (Argument needs to be a positive, non-0 value.)
+\\
+===== See also =====
+  * [[syntax:functions:exp|Exp(power)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:pow|Pow(number, power)]]