log Function

log returns the logarithm of a given number in a given base.

log(number, base)

Examples

> log(50, 10)1.6989700043360185> log(16, 2)4

log and ceil can be used together to find the minimum number of binary digits required to represent a given number of distinct values:

> ceil(log(15, 2))4> ceil(log(16, 2))4> ceil(log(17, 2))5