Log most often refers to:
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Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut
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Logging, cutting down trees for logs
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Firewood, logs used for fuel
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Lumber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, w ...
or timber, converted from wood logs
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Logarithm
In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation. That means the logarithm of a number to the base is the exponent to which must be raised, to produce . For example, since , the ''logarithm base'' 10 of ...
, in mathematics
Log, LOG or LoG may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
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''Log'' (magazine), an architectural magazine
* ''The Log'', a boating and fishing newspaper published by the
Duncan McIntosh Company
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Lamb of God (band) or LoG, an American metal band
* The Log, an electric guitar by
Les Paul
* Log, a fictional product in ''
The Ren & Stimpy Show''
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The League of Gentlemen or LoG, a British comedy show.
Places
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Log, Russia, the name of several places
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Log, Slovenia, the name of several places
Science and mathematics
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Logarithm
In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation. That means the logarithm of a number to the base is the exponent to which must be raised, to produce . For example, since , the ''logarithm base'' 10 of ...
, a mathematical function
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Log file, a computer file in which events are recorded
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Laplacian of Gaussian or LoG, an algorithm used in digital image processing
Other uses
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Logbook, or log, a record of important events in the operation of a ship
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Chip log, or log, a tool used to estimate vessel speed
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Log (unit)
A ''log'' () is a biblical and halakhic unit of liquid volume.
The word ''log'' occurs in the Bible, in Lev. 14:10, 15, 21 which prescribes the korban (''asham'', "guilt-offering") of a poor '' metzorah'':
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:And if he be poor, and his mea ...
, unit of volume in the Bible and Jewish law
See also
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