in the Logbx=y, what is the word for x?

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in the Logbx=y, what is the word for x?

2006-12-19 12:41:19 · 2 answers · asked by Steve B 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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You should've asked this in the math section, might have had more responses. It is the "argument." In the sine of twenty degrees, sin(20), twenty is the argument of the sine function. Similarly for log base b of x, x is the argument of the log function. Also, called the domain variable.

2006-12-20 03:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by a_math_guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Um, "variable"?

2006-12-19 12:43:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋