Glossary
Common Logarithm
A common logarithm is a logarithm with base ten, written simply as or . Because our number system is base ten, common logarithms are handy for very large or very small numbers and appear on most calculators.
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Meaning
A common logarithm is a logarithm with base ten, written simply as or . Because our number system is base ten, common logarithms are handy for very large or very small numbers and appear on most calculators.
For example .
Where it appears in Add Math
You meet Common Logarithm in the Indices, Surds and Logarithms chapter of SPM Additional Mathematics. Knowing the term precisely matters in the exam: questions often hinge on reading a keyword correctly, and because SPM marking is analytic, using the right definition in your working helps secure method marks.
Our teachers make sure a student can not only recite what Common Logarithm means but use it fluently in a full solution.
The term in three languages
Because the SPM Add Math paper is bilingual (BM/EN), it helps to know this term in each language: Common Logarithm (EN) · Logaritma Biasa (BM) · 常用对数 (中文)
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