The Logarithm
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A logarithm answers the exponent question: log base b of y is the exponent x with bˣ = y — written log_b(y) = x exactly when bˣ = y.
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log₂(8) = 3, because 2³ = 8. The log hunts the exponent the way solving hunts the input.
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