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log
Function
Note: This page is about Terraform 0.12 and later. For Terraform 0.11 and earlier, see 0.11 Configuration Language: Interpolation Syntax.
log
returns the logarithm of a given number in a given base.
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