LOG (MDX)

Returned Type

This function returns a number.

Syntax and Details

LOG(numeric_expression)

Where:

• numeric_expression is an expression that evaluates to a number.

  Typically, this expression has the form [MEASURES].[measure_name]

Example

The first example shows the base-ten logarithm for the %COUNT measure:

SELECT LOG(MEASURES.[%COUNT]) ON 0 FROM patients
 
                                       LOG
                                          4

The next example uses the %LABEL function to apply a more detailed caption:

SELECT %LABEL(LOG(MEASURES.[%COUNT]),"LOG PAT CNT") ON 0 FROM patients
 
                               LOG PAT CNT
                                          4

See Also

• POWER

• SQRT