1. Noun
One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by John Napier, of Merchiston, Scotland (1550-1617), to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division.
2. Noun
The exponent by which a base must be raised to produce a given number
3. Noun
the exponent required to produce a given number
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