Function log2 #
Calculate the 2-base of a value. This is the same as calculating log(x, 2)
.
For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
Syntax #
math.log2(x)
Parameters #
Parameter | Type | Description |
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x |
number | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix | Value for which to calculate the logarithm. |
Returns #
Type | Description |
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number | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix | Returns the 2-base logarithm of x |
Throws #
Type | Description —- | ———–
Examples #
math.log2(0.03125) // returns -5
math.log2(16) // returns 4
math.log2(16) / math.log2(2) // returns 4
math.pow(2, 4) // returns 16