How do I display the base of logarithms in Markdown?

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Is there a way to display the base of a logarithm in (GitHub-flavored) Markdown so that it will be shown below the line?

I mean the number 2 in this expression: log2 n.

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 28 '15 at 19:14

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You can use

you can write 
log<sub>b</sub><sup>x</sup>+log<sub>b</sub><sup>y</sup>

which displays

enter code here

log_b^x+log_b^y

answered Dec 28 '15 at 19:14

this is the proper way to use log in markdown. $log{_a}{n}$ – Shehan Hasintha Mar 02 '21 at 08:38

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 03 '21 at 12:12

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If you want to use math symbols and expressions in Markdown use this syntax $<expression>$

I mean the number 2 in this expression: log2 n

Write $log{_2}{n}$ in your markdown file.

answered Jan 03 '21 at 12:12

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 17 '17 at 05:09

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The base of a logarithm is displayed as a subscript. You can produce subscripts in Markdown using <sub>. Thus log<sub>2</sub>(n) displays log₂(n).

edited Sep 17 '17 at 05:09

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answered Sep 03 '15 at 17:04

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 02 '21 at 08:38

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this is the proper way to use log in markdown.

$log{_a}{n}$

answered Mar 02 '21 at 08:38

Shehan Hasintha

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How do I display the base of logarithms in Markdown?

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