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For other uses of this term, see mantissa (disambiguation).
Graph of the mantissa function of the logarithm base 10.
Originally mantissa, in the field of logarithms, it refers to the difference
between a number and its integer part, that is, its fractional part.
In the decimal number 123.7585, the integer part is 123 and the mantissa is 0.7585.
In the negative decimal number -17.228, the integer part is -17 and the mantissa is
0.228
Index
1 Definition
2 See also
3 References
4 Source consulted
Definition
It is in this sense that we talk about the mantissa and characteristic of a logarithm.
decimal.1
In log(123,7) = 2.09237, the characteristic is 2 and the mantissa is 0.09237
In log(0.001237) = -2.90763 = -3 + 0.09237, the characteristic is -3 and the mantissa
it is 0.09237.
The mantissa of the decimal logarithm of a number x greater than zero is equal to a number
real m such that 0 ≤ m ≤ 1 defined by the formula:
m(x) = log_{10}(x) - C = log_{10}(x) - ⌊log_{10}(x)⌋
m(x) = log_10(x) - C = log_10(x) - floor(log_10(x))
where C is the characteristic or integer part of { extstyle extit{log}}
log_{10}(x). Examples:
The mantissa of \( \log_{10}(500) \)
log_{10}(500) is 0.69897, since:
log_{10}(500) log_{10}
(500)} = 2.69897 = 2 + 0.69897
The mantissa of log_{10}(0.008)
\log_{10}(0.008) is 0.90309, because:
log_10(0.008)
_{10}(0.008)} = -2.09691 = -3 + 0.90309
As a consequence of the definition, the numbers { extbackslashdisplaystyle extbackslash log extbackslash _{10}(x)}
log10(x) y log10(10^k x)
log_{10}(10^{k}x) have the same mantissa for every integer number.
In Anglo-Saxon countries, the term mantissa is also used to refer to the function that returns.
the fractional part of a real number x:23
frac(x) = x - ⌊x⌋
frac(x) = x - ⌊x⌋
See also
Scientific notation
Signifying
Piecewise defined function
Heaviside step function
Rectangular function
Step function
Identity function
Sign function
Absolute value
Ramp function
Integer part functions
Fractional part
References
Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language (2014).
mantissa: Decimal part of a logarithm.
edition). Madrid: Espasa. ISBN 978-84-670-4189-7. Consulted on April 28
2020.
Weisstein, Eric W. 'Mantissa'. In Weisstein, Eric W, ed. MathWorld (in English).
Wolfram Research.
Mantissa function on PlanetMath.
Source consulted
A. Bouvier, M. George (2005). Akal Dictionary of Mathematics. AKAL. ISBN 84-460-
1254-5.
