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In ], a decimal cologarithm is indicated by the letter p. This usage originated with the quantity ], defined as –log<sub>10</sub> . Based on pH, the quantity ] was later defined as –log<sub>10</sub> ''K''<sub>a</sub>. In ], a decimal cologarithm is indicated by the letter p. This usage originated with the quantity ], defined as –log<sub>10</sub> . Based on pH, the quantity ] was later defined as –log<sub>10</sub> ''K''<sub>a</sub>.

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In mathematics, the base-b cologarithm, sometimes shortened to colog, of a number is the base-b logarithm of the reciprocal of the number. It is equal to the negative base-b logarithm of the number.

colog b ⁡ ( x ) = log b ⁡ ( 1 x ) = log b ⁡ ( 1 ) − log b ⁡ ( x ) = − log b ⁡ ( x ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {colog} _{b}(x)=\log _{b}\left({\frac {1}{x}}\right)=\log _{b}(1)-\log _{b}(x)=-\log _{b}(x)}

In chemistry, a decimal cologarithm is indicated by the letter p. This usage originated with the quantity pH, defined as –log10 . Based on pH, the quantity pKa was later defined as –log10 Ka.

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  1. ^ Hall, Arthur Graham; Frink, Fred Goodrich (January 1909). "Chapter IV. Logarithms Cologarithms". Written at Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Trigonometry. Vol. Part I: Plane Trigonometry. New York, USA: Henry Holt and Company / Norwood Press / J. S. Cushing Co. - Berwick & Smith Co., Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. p. 36. Retrieved 2017-08-12. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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