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Amber Tai
596 PointsMath.log(?) Question
Hello there,
I don't follow the math here:
Math.log(1) #=> 0.0
Math.log(Math::E) #=> 1.0
Math.log(Math::E**3) #=> 3.0
Math.log(12,3) #=> 2.2618595071429146
Which Math concept am I missing to understand this log examples?
Thanks!
1 Answer

Kin Pi
14,086 PointsIt's logarithms. If there's only one argument, then the base is e. If there's two, then the second argument is the base.