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Binary-Log Ranking Discount binary logarithm base two Solver

Rearrange the binary-log ranking discount relationship and solve for binary logarithm base two.

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binary logarithm base two2
Reconstructed log2 rank discount3.169925

Calculation steps

  1. Use b=a^(1/c) with log2 rank discount=3.1699250014423126 and rank plus one=9.
  2. binary logarithm base two=2.
  3. Substitution into c=log_b(a) reconstructs 3.1699250014423126.

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Binary-Log Ranking Discount: solve binary logarithm base two: Rearrange the binary-log ranking discount relationship and solve for binary logarithm base two.

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Imagine using Binary-Log Ranking Discount: solve binary logarithm base two to answer this question: rearrange the binary-log ranking discount relationship and solve for binary logarithm base two? Enter log2 rank discount and rank plus one; the calculator shows binary logarithm base two. For example: rank plus one=9 and binary logarithm base two=2 produce log2 rank discount=3.1699250014423126. The answer tells you binary logarithm base two.

Age 15Explain it to a 15-year-oldConnect it to the formula

A common DCG discount at rank r is log base two of r plus one. This page isolates binary logarithm base two and verifies it in the original relationship. The rule is b=a^(1/c). Its input values are log2 rank discount, rank plus one, and the main result is binary logarithm base two. For example: rank plus one=9 and binary logarithm base two=2 produce log2 rank discount=3.1699250014423126.

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This calculator evaluates the stated binary-log ranking discount: solve binary logarithm base two relation over the valid real-number domain stated below. The implemented relation is b=a^(1/c), evaluated from log2 rank discount, rank plus one to produce binary logarithm base two. A common DCG discount at rank r is log base two of r plus one. This page isolates binary logarithm base two and verifies it in the original relationship. Enter rank plus one, not the raw rank.

Inputs and valid domain

  • log2 rank discount must be a finite real number.
  • rank plus one must be a finite real number.

Important boundary: Enter rank plus one, not the raw rank.

The formula

b=a^(1/c)

How the calculator works through it

It substitutes log2 rank discount, rank plus one into the formula and exposes every numerical step above. The main output is binary logarithm base two, accompanied by Reconstructed log2 rank discount.

Read the result correctly

The binary logarithm base two is the direct answer to “rearrange the binary-log ranking discount relationship and solve for binary logarithm base two.” Read it with the units shown beside the inputs; a sign, angle, percentage or rate changes what the number means.

A worked check

rank plus one=9 and binary logarithm base two=2 produce log2 rank discount=3.1699250014423126.

Where this model stops being reliable

Enter rank plus one, not the raw rank.

Learn it by changing one value

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These are direct reference implementations of the calculator's principal relationship and first output. They run locally and include a small known-answer check where the language supports it.

Algorithm

  1. Read log2 rank discount, rank plus one.
  2. Evaluate the principal relationship: b=a^(1/c).
  3. Return binary logarithm base two and check the domain conditions described above.
Python
            from math import *

def binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b(c, a) -> float:
    return pow(a, (1.0 / c))

assert abs(binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b(3.1699250014423126, 9) - 2) < 1e-6 * max(1.0, abs(2))
          
Current calculator valuesUpdates when you change an input above.
              
            
C
            #include <assert.h>
#include <math.h>

double binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b(double c, double a) {
    return pow(a, (1.0 / c));
}

int main(void) {
    const double expected = 2;
    const double actual = binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b(3.1699250014423126, 9);
    assert(fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * fmax(1.0, fabs(expected)));
}
          
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C++
            #include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <numbers>

double binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b(double c, double a) {
    return std::pow(a, (1.0 / c));
}

int main() {
    constexpr double expected = 2;
    const double actual = binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b(3.1699250014423126, 9);
    assert(std::fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * std::fmax(1.0, std::fabs(expected)));
}
          
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Linux x86-64 assembly

x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · Linux · SSE2 with libm where required

            ; double binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b(double c, double a)
; Linux x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · first eight doubles in xmm0–xmm7
extern pow
global binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b
section .text

binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b:
    push rbp
    mov rbp, rsp
    sub rsp, 48
    movsd [rbp-8], xmm0
    movsd [rbp-16], xmm1
    mov rax, 0x3ff0000000000000
    movq xmm0, rax
    movsd [rbp-40], xmm0
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-40]
    divsd xmm0, [rbp-8]
    movsd [rbp-32], xmm0
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-16]
    movsd xmm1, [rbp-32]
    call pow wrt ..plt
    movsd [rbp-24], xmm0
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-24]
    leave
    ret
          
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MATLAB
            function result = binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b(c, a)
    result = (a ^ (1.0 / c));
end
          
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Wolfram Language
            ClearAll[mwCalculate];
mwCalculate[c_, a_] := (a ^ (1.0 / c));
          
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@misc{mwsysarc_binary_log_rank_discount_solve_b_2026,
  author = {{MW SysArc}},
  title = {Binary-Log Ranking Discount binary logarithm base two Solver},
  howpublished = {MW SysArc Tools},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://math.mwsysarc.com/statistics/binary-log-rank-discount-binary-logarithm-base-two-solver},
  note = {Published July 21, 2026; accessed August 31, 2026}
}

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Rearrange the binary-log ranking discount relationship and solve for binary logarithm base two.

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The calculator applies b=a^(1/c). A common DCG discount at rank r is log base two of r plus one. This page isolates binary logarithm base two and verifies it in the original relationship.

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