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Math.LOG10E (Constant/static)

A mathematical constant value.

Availability:

ECMAScript edition - 2

JavaScript - 1.0

JScript - 1.0

Internet Explorer - 3.02

Netscape - 2.0

Netscape Enterprise Server version - 2.0

Opera browser - 3.0

Property/method value type: Number primitive

JavaScript syntax: - Math.LOG10E

This constant provides the numeric value for the base-10 logarithm of e, the base of natural logarithms.

Note that the value of Math.LOG10E is approximately the reciprocal of the value of Math.LN10.

The result returned is approximately 0.434294481903252 to 15 d.p.)

Warnings:

The word approximately is used when describing the result because the mathematical accuracy of JavaScript implementations leaves something to be desired and there are some strange artifacts in some of the calculations.

ReadOnly, DontDelete, DontEnum.

ECMA 262 edition 2 - section - 15.8.1.5

ECMA 262 edition 3 - section - 15.8.1.5

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