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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 04:16:40 +0530
From: Sai Hertz And Control Systems <sank89@sancharnet.in>
Subject: Re: [SQL] Anti log in PostgreSQL
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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.