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apex204 | 22:46 Fri 17th Sep 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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What's the difference between a logarithm and an algorithm?
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The way its spelt for a start!
Logarithm is a mathematical way of expressing a number. Adding the logarithms of two numbers has the effect of multiplying the original numbers; subtracting them divides them, and many other useful things can be done too. Algorithm is a set of instructions for doing something -- for example, a computer programme, street directions, or a recipe.
If ten to the power of X is Y, then X is the logarithm (to base 10) of Y.
e.g. the logarithm of 100 is 2
the logarithm of 1000 is 3
the logarithm of 316 is 2.5
Side note: you didn't just start a maths a-level, did you?

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