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# Function log10
Calculate the 10-base logarithm of a value. This is the same as calculating `log(x, 10)`.
For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
## Syntax
```js
math.log10(x)
```
### Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Value for which to calculate the logarithm.
### Returns
Type | Description
---- | -----------
number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Returns the 10-base logarithm of `x`
### Throws
Type | Description
---- | -----------
## Examples
```js
math.log10(0.00001) // returns -5
math.log10(10000) // returns 4
math.log(10000) / math.log(10) // returns 4
math.pow(10, 4) // returns 10000
```
## See also
[exp](exp.md),
[log](log.md),
[log1p](log1p.md),
[log2](log2.md)