Power Log Zero Returns as Zero?
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Can someone solve this maths mystery in Matlab? why log(0) returns as -Inf, but 5^log(0) returns as zero?
log(0)
ans =
-Inf
5^log(0)
ans =
0
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John D'Errico
2017년 6월 11일
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2017년 6월 11일
Um, basic math?
1. The log function is singular at zero. Log(x) approaches -inf, as x approaches zero. So this seems clear.
2. What is 5 raised to some large positive power? A big number.
3. What is 5 raised to some large negative number? It is the inverse of the answer to #2. So a TINY number.
4. What is the smallest number you can represent in double precision without an underflow to zero?
5^-462
ans =
9.8813e-324
5^-463
ans =
0
realmin
ans =
2.2251e-308
Realmin for a double is 2.2251e-308, but since you can have what are called denormalized numbers, you can go just a bit further before doubles just give up.
5. Is infinity larger than 463? Last time I checked, yes, it was.
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Stephen23
2017년 6월 11일
"I always thought that anything associated with an infinity will result in infinity"
What about 1/N as N->inf? You really should complain to your high school that they did a bad job.
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