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The symbols '''log2''', '''lb''' or '''ld''' are used for the '''[[Wikipedia: Binary logarithm|binary logarithm]]''', also called '''dual logarithm''' or '''logarithm base two'''.
{{Wikipedia| Binary logarithm }}
The symbols '''log2''', '''lb''' or '''ld''' are used for the '''binary logarithm''', also called '''dual logarithm''' or '''logarithm base two'''.


== Log2 of the first primes ==
== Log2 of the first primes ==
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You can calculate the binary logarithm of n like this:
You can calculate the binary logarithm of ''n'' using the identity:  


log2(n) = ln(n)/ln(2)
$$ \log_2(n) = \ln(n) / \ln(2) $$


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Revision as of 06:57, 4 September 2025

English Wikipedia has an article on:

The symbols log2, lb or ld are used for the binary logarithm, also called dual logarithm or logarithm base two.

Log2 of the first primes

Prime Log2 prime
2 1.000000000
3 1.584962501
5 2.321928095
7 2.807354922
11 3.459431619
13 3.700439718
17 4.087462841
19 4.247927513
23 4.523561956
29 4.857980995

You can calculate the binary logarithm of n using the identity:

$$ \log_2(n) = \ln(n) / \ln(2) $$