Re: [SQL] Anti log in PostgreSQL

From: Sai Hertz And Control Systems <sank89(at)sancharnet(dot)in>
To: Martin Marques <martin(at)bugs(dot)unl(dot)edu(dot)ar>
Cc: aspire420(at)hotpop(dot)com, pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Anti log in PostgreSQL
Date: 2003-12-26 22:46:40
Message-ID: 3FECBA50.2000500@sancharnet.in
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Dear Martin Marques ,

>>In mathematics I would have written it something like
>>
>>A = antilog (3·3234) = 2144
>>
>>
>
>As I can understand, this is a 10 base log, so that what you want is
>10^(3.3234)?
>
>For that you have the exponential operator ^.
>
>
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.

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