The characteristic of logarithm of 5.326 is
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A logarithm has two parts, the characteristic and the mantissa.
The figures before the decimal point (The integral part) is called the characteristic.
The figure after the decimal point (the non-negative decimal part) is called the mantissa.
The characteristic can take a positive or negative value, while the mantissa is always positive.
In 5.326, the characteristic is 5
(positive 5)
and the mantissa is 0.326
The figures before the decimal point (The integral part) is called the characteristic.
The figure after the decimal point (the non-negative decimal part) is called the mantissa.
The characteristic can take a positive or negative value, while the mantissa is always positive.
In 5.326, the characteristic is 5
(positive 5)
and the mantissa is 0.326
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5 is the characteristic and 326 is mantissa
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