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What is the difference between Algorithm and Logarithm ? |
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| Algorithm is a noun
meaning some special process of solving a certain type of problem.
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| In mathematics and computer science,
an algorithm usually means a small procedure that solves a recurrent problem.
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| Algorithms can be
expressed in many kinds of notation, including natural languages, pseudocode, flowcharts, and programming languages.
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| Whereas logarithm, again a noun, is the exponent of that power
of a fixed number, called the base, which equals a given number,
called the antilogarithm. ln 10 = 100, 10 is the base, 2 is
the logarithm and 100 the antilogarithm. |
| Logarithms are useful in solving equations in which
exponents are unknown. They have simple derivatives, so they are often used in the solution of integrals.
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