LOG: Calculating the Natural Logarithm

How to:

The LOG function returns the natural logarithm of a number.


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Syntax: How to Calculate the Natural Logarithm
LOG(in_value)

where:

in_value

Numeric

Is the value for which the natural logarithm is calculated. If you supply an expression, use parentheses as needed to ensure the correct order of evaluation. If the argument is less than or equal to 0, LOG returns 0.

Note: LOG does not use an output_format. The format of the result is floating-point double precision.



Example: Calculating the Natural Logarithm

LOG calculates the logarithm of CURR_SAL.

LOG(CURR_SAL)

For $29,700.00, the result is 10.30.

For $26,862.00, the result is 10.20.


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