Log Base 2 of 0.125

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What is log₂ 0.125?

Answer

log2 0.125 =
−3

log2 is the log base 2.

log2 0.125 is the power you raise 2 to, to get 0.125: 2y = 0.125.

2⁻³ = 1/2³ = 1/8 = 0.125 ✓

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Answer point (0.125, −3).

The curve y = log2 x passes through (1, 0) and (2, 1) and rises: for x > 1 the log is positive, for 0 < x < 1 negative.

Log of 0.125 in different bases
BaseNotationValue
eln 0.125≈ −2.0794
10log 0.125≈ −0.9031
2log₂ 0.125−3

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FAQ

What is log₂ 0.125?

log₂ 0.125 = −3

How to find log₂ 0.125 without a calculator?

Write 0.125 as a power of 2: 0.125 = 2⁻³. The exponent is the answer: log₂ 0.125 = −3.

What does log without a base mean?

At school and on a calculator, log x without a base is the common log, base 10: log 100 = 2. In Python, math.log(x) is the natural log ln x; in Excel, LN is the natural log and LOG is base 10.