Reverce log, Anti-log, or unlog whitch is correct?

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The discussion centers on the correct terminology for the inverse of logarithms, with participants debating between "unlog," "reverse log," and "anti-log." While "anti-log" is commonly used as a shorthand for antilogarithm, some find it less appealing. The term "reverse log" is noted to be misspelled, as the correct spelling is "reverse." Historically, antilogs were used in manual calculations with log tables and slide rules. Today, the preferred mathematical terms for these concepts are exponentials for natural logs and powers for logs of other bases.
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Title pretty much says it, is there an offical opinion that can be quoted somewhere to win a bet? I like unlog or Reverse log but Anti-log just sounds goofy.
 
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madcat8000 said:
Title pretty much says it, is there an offical opinion that can be quoted somewhere to win a bet? I like unlog or Reverse log but Anti-log just sounds goofy.
The terms antilog (short for antilogarithm) and inverse logarithm are occasionally used. I don't believe that either "reverce" (correct spelling is reverse) log or unlog are ever used.
 
In the days before electronic calculators, when people used log tables or slide rules to do multiplication and division, they were called antilogs.

In mathematics today, a better name for the inverse of natural logs would be exponentials, and for logs to other bases, powers.
 

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