LOG2 Function

Returns the base-2 logarithm of a numeric value expression.

Category: Mathematical
Returned data type: DOUBLE
Syntax
Arguments
Example
See Also

Syntax

LOG2(expression)

Arguments

expression

specifies any valid SQL expression that evaluates to a numeric value.

Data type DOUBLE
See <sql-expression>
FedSQL Expressions

Example

The following statements illustrate the LOG2 function:
Statements
Results 
select log2(8.0);
 
3
 
select log2(4);
 
2

See Also

Functions:
LOG Function
LOG10 Function
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