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Where does “trilogarithm” come from?

trilogarithm (English) comes from English logarithm, from New Latin logarithmus, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

trilogarithm (English): The form of polylogarithm having a base of three

Definitions

  1. The form of polylogarithm having a base of three

Ancestry of “trilogarithm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlogarithmFor a number formula_1, the power to which a...
2New Latinlogarithmuslogarithm
3Ancient Greekἀριθμόςnumber; numbering, counting; arithmetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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