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TestIdeals :: floorLog

floorLog -- floor of a logarithm

Synopsis

Description

floorLog(b,x) computes floor(logb(x)), correcting occasional errors due to rounding.

i1 : floor( log_3 3^5 )

o1 = 4
i2 : floorLog( 3, 3^5 )

o2 = 5

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