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VFE Mel Math Functions

MEL, SQL, Oracle

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Malwert

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I am trying to incorporate a natural log function into a mel calculation I am writing. I was wondering if anybody knows if there is a built in function for this or have written one they are willing to share.
Any help is much appreciated.

Posted : February 15, 2017 7:13 am

jfitzmd

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I've written a routine for calculating the natural log in the distant past. Alas, can't find it as it is embedded in some long forgotten form. The important point from a MEL standpoint, is that powers can be calculated . I calculated the natural log using the Taylor expansion, you can find the details in the Wikipedia section on logarithms. For any real number z that satisfies 0<z<2, the following holds:

ln(z)=((z-1)^1)/1-((z-1)^2)/2+((z-1)^3)/3 -....+...-...+...

You will need to normalize z to satisfy the limits 0<z<2. If you do this by using powers of e, it becomes a simple calculation. If you normalize by powers of 10, then a table could give you the values.

The function rapidly converges and you can check the accuracy as you expand. Good luck.

Posted : February 15, 2017 7:56 am

cfrank

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Believe this may be the function:

{!fn ln(value) {
/* Natural log function */

local a,b,c,d,f,t
a = (value-1)/value
d = a
b = a
f = value*10

for t = 2, t < f, t = t + 1 do

b = b * a
c = (1/t) * b
d = d + c

endfor

return d}
}

Posted : February 15, 2017 9:04 am

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