---
name: "log"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Math"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/log
revid: 369352
updated: 2024-09-03T18:43:04Z
---

# log

*Command · Math · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.00*

## Description

Base-10 logarithm of x.

## Syntax

```sqf
log x
```

**Parameters:**

- `x`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - a positive number

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_log = log 10;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
_log = log abs -10;
```

### Example 3

```sqf
finite log -10; // Returns false
```

## See also

Math Commands

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — log](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/log) (revision 369352).</sub>