On 31 Jul 2001, ToM wrote:
> what is the opposite of a log? [logarithm]
An antilog [properly, antilogarithm]. Equivalently, 10 to that power
(if, as in your example, you are taking logarithms to the base 10); or
e to that power (if you are taking natural logarithms), which is also
called the exponential function, exp( ).
> If you do lg10 of 3 in spss, it gives you a number. how can i take
> this number and have as a solution the initial one (3)?
lg10(3) = 0.47712. In SPSS-speak, 10**(0.47712) = 2.99999
For natural logarithms, ln(3) = 1.0986, exp(1.0986) = 2.99996
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