Examples

4 is the characteristic of the logarithm 4.7193.

4是对数4.7193的首数。

7193 is the mantissa of the logarithm 4.7193

7193是对数4.7193的尾数

On a log scale, 80 decibels is actually 10 times noisier than 70 decibels.

从对数比例的角度来说，80分贝的噪音要比70分贝的噪音高10倍。

The whole-number part of a logarithm is called the characteristic.

对数的整数部分叫做“首数”。

Logs are useful in solving equations in which exponents are unknown.

在不知道指数的情况下，采用对数解方程式非常有效。

Data plotted logarithmically with respect to time is shown in figure 2.

与时间有关的资料在“图2”中用对数描述了出来。