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  2. Natural logarithm - Wikipedia

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    The exponential function can be extended to a function which gives a complex number as e z for any arbitrary complex number z; simply use the infinite series with x =z complex. This exponential function can be inverted to form a complex logarithm that exhibits most of the properties of the ordinary logarithm.

  3. Euler's formula - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Euler's formula, named after Leonhard Euler, is a mathematical formula in complex analysis that establishes the fundamental relationship between the trigonometric functions and the complex exponential function. Euler's formula states that, for any real number x, one has where e is the base of the natural logarithm, i is the imaginary ...

  4. Exponential function - Wikipedia

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    Exponential functions with bases 2 and 1/2. The exponential function is a mathematical function denoted by () = ⁡ or (where the argument x is written as an exponent).Unless otherwise specified, the term generally refers to the positive-valued function of a real variable, although it can be extended to the complex numbers or generalized to other mathematical objects like matrices or Lie algebras.

  5. Exponentiation - Wikipedia

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    The definition of e x as the exponential function allows defining b x for every positive real numbers b, in terms of exponential and logarithm function. Specifically, the fact that the natural logarithm ln(x) is the inverse of the exponential function e x means that one has = ⁡ (⁡) = ⁡ for every b > 0.

  6. Characterizations of the exponential function - Wikipedia

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    Characterisation 3 involves defining the natural logarithm before the exponential function is defined. First, This means that the natural logarithm of equals the (signed) area under the graph of between and . If , then this area is taken to be negative. Then, is defined as the inverse of , meaning that by the definition of an inverse function.

  7. Log-normal distribution - Wikipedia

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    A probability distribution is not uniquely determined by the moments E[X n] = e nμ + ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ n 2 σ 2 for n ≥ 1. That is, there exist other distributions with the same set of moments. [4] In fact, there is a whole family of distributions with the same moments as the log-normal distribution. [citation needed]

  8. Matrix exponential - Wikipedia

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    Matrix exponential. In mathematics, the matrix exponential is a matrix function on square matrices analogous to the ordinary exponential function. It is used to solve systems of linear differential equations. In the theory of Lie groups, the matrix exponential gives the exponential map between a matrix Lie algebra and the corresponding Lie group.

  9. Complex conjugate - Wikipedia

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    The complex conjugate is found by reflecting across the real axis. In mathematics, the complex conjugate of a complex number is the number with an equal real part and an imaginary part equal in magnitude but opposite in sign. That is, if and are real numbers then the complex conjugate of is The complex conjugate of is often denoted as or .