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from the number under the column 8. The number given in the log tables is 9948. Now
read, in the same row, the mean difference under 7. This number is given as 3.
Mantissa = 9948 + 3 = 9951.
Thus log 0.0009887 = Characteristic of 0.0009887 + Mantissa of 0.0009887
= - 4 + 0.9951
= - 3.0049 ( The log of 0.009887 is also written as .9951, although
its value is - 3.0049 )
Example 4 : Find the log of 0.1234.
Characteristic = - 1.
For mantissa, read from the table a number 1234. From the rows, choose 12, and read off
from the number under the column 3. The number given in the log tables is 0899. Now
read, in the same row, the mean difference under 4. This number is given as 14.
Mantissa = 0899 + 14 = 0913.
Thus log 0.1234 = Characteristic of 0.1234 + Mantissa of 0.1234
= - 1 + 0. 0913
= - 0.9087 or .0913
The log of 1.234 will be 0.0913.
The log of 12.34 will be 1.0913.
The log of 123.4 will be 2.0913.
The log of 1234 will be 3.0913.
To keep consistency, the log of 0.1234 is written as .0913, (although its value is 0.9087).
The log of 12344 will be as follows : this is a five digit number, so the last that is the fifth
digit will have to be rounded off. The fifth digit is 4, which is less than 5. So take the last
digit is 0. Thus the mantissa of 12344 will be same as the mantissa for 1234.
log 12344 = 4.0913.
The log of 12346 will be as follows : the last digit 6 is rounded off as 1 and is added to the
second last number 4. Thus the last digit becomes 4 + 1 = 5. So we have to find the
mantissa for 1235, which is 0899 + 15 = 08914.
log 12346 = 4.08914.
2. Antilogarithm
Antilogarithm is the exact opposite of logarithm of a number.
If x = log b, then antilog (x) = b = .
Remember that antiloga (x) = .
Antilog table for base 10 is readily available. Antilog tables are used for determining the
inverse value of the mantissa.
From the characteristic, the position of the decimal point can be determined.
Antilog tables consist of rows that go from .00, . 01, up to .99. The columns have values
0,1, 2, up to 9. Beyond the 10 columns, there is another column which is known as the
mean difference. For determining the antilog of the numbers after the decimal point, a
particular row has to be read off and the mean difference has to be added from the table.
Example 1 : Find the antilog of 2.6992.
The number before the decimal point is 2, so the decimal point will be after the first 3
digits.
From the antilog table, read off the row for .69 and column of 9; the number given in the
table is 5000. The mean difference in the same row and under the column 2 is 2. To get
the inverse of mantissa add 5000 + 2 = 5002.
Now place a decimal point after the first 3 digits and you get the number 500.2
Thus antilog 2.6992 = 500.2
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