 The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number.  Examples in Physics - Page 22de Daniel Evan Jones - 1896 - 348 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Richard Farley - 1840 - 170 pages
...characteristic may be positive or negative, and must be supplied according to the following rules : — 1 . The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is positive, and equal to one less than the number of integer places. 2. The characteristic of the logarithm... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1846 - 380 pages
...characteristic or index, and may always be known from the following KULE. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, the logarithm of 297 is 2 + a fraction ; that is, the index of the logarithm... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1846 - 376 pages
...characteristic or index, and may always be known from the following RULE. The index of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus, the logarithm of 297 is 2 + a fraction ; that is, the index of the logarithm... | |
 | Joseph Allen Galbraith - 1852 - 84 pages
...which is called the characteristic, is not entered in the tables, but is found by the following rule : The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is one less than the number of the digits of its integer part. Thus, the characteristic of the logarithm of 849 is 2 ; for as this... | |
 | Janet Taylor - 1853 - 124 pages
...supplied. These observations being understood the following Rule must be borne in mind. Rule. The index of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is one less than the number of digits in the integral part, and when the number is less than unity, the index is properly negative,... | |
 | Joseph Allen Galbraith - 1854 - 146 pages
...mantissa ; the integer part, which ie called the characteristic, is not entered, but may be found by The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is one less than tf,e number of the digits of its integer part. Thus, the characteristic of the logarithm of 849 is... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1855 - 356 pages
...characteristic, and may always be known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction ; that is, the characteristic of the... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1855 - 192 pages
...and may be known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of any number greatet than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction; that is, the characteristic of the... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1859 - 372 pages
...fraction. The integral part is called the characteristic, and may be known from the following RULE. The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater...is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. Thus the logarithm of 297 is 2 plus a fraction ; that is, the characteristic of the... | |
 | James B. Dodd - 1859 - 368 pages
...may be found a more convenient guide in practice. (321.) The characteristic of the Logarithm of any number greater than unity, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number ; but The characteristic of the Logarithm of a decimal fraction is nega, tive, and... | |
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