ANTILOGARITHM

antilogarithm, antilog

(noun) the number of which a given number is the logarithm

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

antilogarithm (plural antilogarithms)

(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).

Synonyms

• (power): antilog

Source: Wiktionary


An`ti*log"a*rithm, n. (Math.)

Definition: The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine.

– An`ti*log`a*rith"mic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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