log

Definitions of log
  1. noun
    measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water
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    types:
    patentlog
    a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
    type of:
    meetapparaat, meetinstrument, meter
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  2. noun
    a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
    synonyms: log., logaritme
  3. noun
    the exponent required to produce a given number
    synonyms: log., logaritme
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    exponent
    a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
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