SHIP:Sail:log

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
log	Float	v5.1.0	Return the natural log of a number

See Also:

• Sail Home
• Sail Functions
• Sail Numeric Functions
• log10, exp, expm1, pow, max, min

Prototype

Float log(Float n);

Parameters/Return Value

Parameter	Data Type	Description
n	Float	the number to take the natural log of
Return	Float	the result of log n (ln n)

Detailed Description

The log() function returns the base e log of a number.

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
log(1);	0.000000...
log(5);	1.609437...
log(1000);	6.907755...