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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> This won't work for numbers less than zero (negative logarithms).</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>But a logarithm is undefined for negative numbers, isn't it ?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> Also, it only gives the integer part of the logarithm, which for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> my current needs doesn't really matter, but would be nice to know,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> nevertheless.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Oh. Right. I guess I've worked too much with ints only ;)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Then I guess you can approximate this using the Newton method</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(as used for square root). Never tried it, but should work.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Vincent Penquerc'h </FONT>
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