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the answer you get when you undo a logarithm and reveal the number hiding inside it.
means the antilogarithm of a number is the result of raising the base to that number, essentially reversing a log operation.
from coined alongside logarithm tables in the 17th century, from anti- meaning opposite plus logarithm, since it literally reverses what a log does.
also calledinverse log or exponential function
pre-calculator eraantilog tables were standard in every math textbook
base mattersbase 10 and base e give different answers
one keystrokenow just the 10 to the x button
for instance
ph calculations — chemists take antilog to reverse ph and find concentration
richter scale — antilog converts magnitude back to raw seismic energy
decibel math — audio engineers antilog to get actual sound pressure ratios