Why do you need logarithms? In what situations do you use them?
What is the point of logarithms? How are they used?
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1When the numbers are too big or too small. For instance, pH is a more "manageable" number than the corresponding concentration of hydronium ions in an acid. – 2011-01-04
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4Every branch of mathematics and science uses logarithms. There is a list at the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm#Uses_and_occurrences . Can you ask a more precise question? – 2011-01-04
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6I am voting to close as not a real question. – 2011-01-04
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0I'm pretty sure this is a dupe... – 2012-05-01
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1It would be more interesting to answer if you picked certain details of what you want to know. What do you mean by "**the point**"? What do you already know about logarithms? What else do you want to know or do not understand? – 2012-05-01
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1Possible duplicate: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/35810/intuitive-use-of-logarithms – 2012-05-01