Naperian — Napierian Na*pie ri*an, Naperian Na*pe ri*an,, a. Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper. [1913 Webster] {Naperian logarithms}. See under {Logarithms}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Napierian — Na*pie ri*an, Naperian Na*pe ri*an,, a. Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper. [1913 Webster] {Naperian logarithms}. See under {Logarithms}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
e — • base of Naperian logarithms; • origin of own ship s true vector; • eccentricity … Maritime acronyms and abbreviations
logarithm — /law geuh ridh euhm, rith , log euh /, n. Math. the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100). [1605 15; < NL logarithmus < Gk lóg(os) LOG +… … Universalium
Napierian logarithm — The term Napierian logarithm, or Naperian logarithm, is often used to mean the natural logarithm. However, as first defined by John Napier, it is a function given by (in terms of the modern logarithm): A plot of the Napierian logarithm for inputs … Wikipedia