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What is the difference between a natural logarithm and a common logarithm? Lots of points for answering

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тнє ∂ιffєяєи¢є ιѕ:

ωєℓℓ ωнιℓє тнє вαѕє σf тнє ¢σммσи ℓσgαяιтнм ιѕ 10 тнє вαѕє σf α иαтυяαℓ ℓαgαяιтнм ιѕ тнє "ѕρє¢ιαℓ иυмвєя" є (уєѕ ℓιттєяℓу є). ιт мαу иσт ℓσσк ℓιкє мυ¢н мσяє ℓιкє α ναяιαвℓє ιи α мαтн єqυαтισи,ιт ιѕит, ιт α¢тυαℓℓу яєρяєѕєитѕ тнє fιχє∂ ιяяαтισиαℓ иυмвєя αρяσχ. єqυαℓ тσ: 2.718281828459.

нσρє ι ¢συℓ∂ нєℓρ уσυ

User Max Collomb
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Common Logarithm always has a base of 10:

For example, log₁₀500

Natural Logarithm, however is a special number that is defined as e (I will use a instead of e because i don't have an e to use).

For example, logₐ500

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