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The Natural Logarithm Function

Calling Sequence:
ln(
x)
log(
x)
Parameters:
x : real > 0.

Returns: real

Synopsis: ln (log) returns the natural logarithm (base e=2.71828) of x.

Examples:

> log(10);
> log(2.71828);

See also: log10




Gaston Gonnet
1998-09-15