How does taking the natural log (ln) change units?

1 Answer
May 12, 2018

Taking the log of a metric with an actual dimension is just a re-scaling with the same units.

But, the math often involves taking the log of a ratio, so in that case it's neutral, too.

Explanation:

Taking the log of a metric with an actual dimension is just a re-scaling with the same units.

But, the math often involves taking the log of a ratio, so in that case it's neutral, too.