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page_title: log - Functions - Configuration Language
description: The log function returns the logarithm of a given number in a given base.
---
# `log` Function
`log` returns the logarithm of a given number in a given base.
```hcl
log(number, base)
```
## Examples
```
> log(50, 10)
1.6989700043360185
> log(16, 2)
4
```
`log` and `ceil` can be used together to find the minimum number of binary
digits required to represent a given number of distinct values:
```
> ceil(log(15, 2))
4
> ceil(log(16, 2))
4
> ceil(log(17, 2))
5
```