Re: Anti log in PostgreSQL

From: Sai Hertz And Control Systems <sank89(at)sancharnet(dot)in>
To: Wei Weng <wweng(at)kencast(dot)com>
Cc: aspire420(at)hotpop(dot)com, Martin Marques <martin(at)bugs(dot)unl(dot)edu(dot)ar>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Anti log in PostgreSQL
Date: 2003-12-26 23:25:11
Message-ID: 3FECC357.6040206@sancharnet.in
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Dear Wei Weng ,

>> Nope
>> select exp(3.3234) as a2144
>> Gives me
>> 27.754555808589792
>> But the answer expected is some what near to 2144
>> The log tables show this
>>
>> Regards,
>> Vishal Kashyap.
>>
>
> What is the mathematical operation that "antilog" is supposed to perform?

Its going to calculate rate of intrest for an fixed deposit , Iknow
theirs other metod also bu theoratically using antilog you get
calculations bang corect

This is inverse of log

Now doing select 1/log(3.3234) does not help
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Vishal Kashyap

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