noun
characteristic of a logarithm
In mathematics and computing, the integer part of a logarithm (the part before the decimal point). Contrasts with the mantissa.
対数の指数は、常用対数の整数部分を指す。
The characteristic of a logarithm refers to the integer part of a common logarithm.
計算機科学では、対数の指数を使って数値の桁数を求めることがある。
In computer science, the characteristic of a logarithm is sometimes used to find the number of digits of a number.