Knowledge Base Math =================== .. _math-kb1-label: Natural log and e ----------------- | ``math.log(x)`` - returns the natural logarithm of x (to base e) | ``math.exp(x)`` -returns e raised to the power x, where e = 2.718281… is the base of natural logarithms. | ``math.e`` - Euler's number. >>> math.e**3 20.085536923187664 >>> math.log(_) 3.0 # Illustrating log base e (e**a * e**b) = a + b >>> int(math.log(math.exp(5) * math.exp(7))) # = 5 + 7 12 >>> math.log(math.exp(5) * math.exp(7)) 12.0