| base of a power | The repeated factor in a power.
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| base-a logarithm function | The function f(x) = loga(x) where a ≠ 1 and a > 0.
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| base-a logarithm of x | The exponent that is used on the base a to obtain x.
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| common base | Base 10.
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| common logarithm | The base 10 logarithm.
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| compound interest | Interest is periodically paid into an account and the interest earns interest.
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| continuous compounding | Using A = Pert to compute the amount.
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| exponential equation | An equation that contains a quantity whose exponent is a variable.
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| exponential function | A function of the form f(x) = ax where a > 0 and a ≠ 1.
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| logarithm | The exponent that indicates the power to which a number is raised to produce a given number. The logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2.
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| natural base | Base e.
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| natural logarithm | The base-e logarithm, ln (x).
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education