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title: ES|QL LOG function
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url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/query-languages/esql/functions-operators/math-functions/log
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# ES|QL LOG function
## Syntax

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## Parameters

<definitions>
  <definition term="base">
    Base of logarithm. If `null`, the function returns `null`. If not provided, this function returns the natural logarithm (base e) of a value.
  </definition>
  <definition term="number">
    Numeric expression. If `null`, the function returns `null`.
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Description

Returns the logarithm of a value to a base. The input can be any numeric value, the return value is always a double.  Logs of zero, negative numbers, and base of one return `null` as well as a warning.

## Supported types


| base          | number        | result |
|---------------|---------------|--------|
| double        | double        | double |
| double        | integer       | double |
| double        | long          | double |
| double        | unsigned_long | double |
| integer       | double        | double |
| integer       | integer       | double |
| integer       | long          | double |
| integer       | unsigned_long | double |
| long          | double        | double |
| long          | integer       | double |
| long          | long          | double |
| long          | unsigned_long | double |
| unsigned_long | double        | double |
| unsigned_long | integer       | double |
| unsigned_long | long          | double |
| unsigned_long | unsigned_long | double |
|               | double        | double |
|               | integer       | double |
|               | long          | double |
|               | unsigned_long | double |


## Examples

```esql
ROW base = 2.0, value = 8.0
| EVAL s = LOG(base, value)
```


| base: double | value: double | s:double |
|--------------|---------------|----------|
| 2.0          | 8.0           | 3.0      |

```esql
ROW value = 100
| EVAL s = LOG(value);
```


| value: integer | s:double          |
|----------------|-------------------|
| 100            | 4.605170185988092 |