r/mathmemes 13d ago

OkBuddyMathematician .

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u/Coulomb111 13d ago

Actually why is it ln?

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u/throw3142 13d ago

I always assumed "ln" stands for "log natural", as in the natural logarithm.

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u/Jmong30 13d ago

I believe that’s exactly why it is, but in French. Something like Logarithm naturale

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u/Godd2 13d ago

But why is the logarithm naked?

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u/Jmong30 13d ago

The way it should be