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This is a discussion on Re: ,,improve'' readability in tree(3) within the lucky.openbsd.tech forums, part of the OpenBSD category; --> On 3/8/06, Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.de> wrote: > >No, the original is correct. lg means log base 2. > > ...


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Old 02-22-2008, 12:10 PM
Jon Simola
 
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Default Re: ,,improve'' readability in tree(3)

On 3/8/06, Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.de> wrote:

> >No, the original is correct. lg means log base 2.

>
> Isn't that lb?


Quoting wikipedia:

"In computer science, the base 2 logarithm is sometimes written as
lg(x) to avoid confusion. This usage was suggested by Edward Reingold
and popularized by Donald Knuth."

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Jon Simola
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