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(n.) One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by John Napier, of Merchiston, Scotland (1550-1617), to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Logarithm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/logarithm.html. 1828.
 
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