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logarithm (n.)
1610s, Modern Latin
logarithmus
, coined by Scottish mathematician John Napier (1550-1617), literally "ratio-number," from Greek
logos
"proportion, ratio, word" (see
logos
) +
arithmos
"number" (see
arithmetic
).
