log

 

 

Overview

The log function computes the natural logarithm of the argument.

Usage

The log function is used to compute the natural logarithm of a Number, num.

 

Syntax

Expression:

(log num)

Arguments Name Type Description
Argument:numNumber A Number

Returns:

The logarithm of the Number argument.

 

Examples

Here are a number of links to Lambda coding examples which contain this instruction in various use cases.

 

Argument Types

Here are the links to the data types of the function arguments.

Number

Here are also a number of links to functions having arguments with any of these data types.

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