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(1) A device used to measure the distance traveled through the water. The distance read from a log can be affected by currents, leeway and other factors, so those distances are sometimes corrected to a distance made good. Logs can be electronic devices or paddle wheels mounted through the hull of the boat or trailed behind it on a line.
Ãâó: www.terrax.org/sailing/glossary/gl.aspx
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a chronological list of events pertaining to a unit or installation, specifically a list of patients admitted to a medical installation with data as to organization, diagnosis, disposition, etc.
Ãâó: home.att.net/~steinert/united_states_army_general_...
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The exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number. Example: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2=log 10 100). (10 must be raised to the power of 2 in order to equal 100)
Ãâó: www.bagatrix.net/glossary/math_glossary_l.htm
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a systematic recording of data, such as a driller's log, a mud log, an electrical well log, or a nuclear log.
Ãâó: www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/jan99/new/oilvocab.html
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section of the main stem of a harvested tree. Standard logs measure 16 feet long. Half logs are 8 feet long.
Ãâó: www.sfrc.ufl.edu/Extension/ssfor11.htm
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