LN

Returns natural (base e) logarithm of a numerical expression. The value for which ln is computed needs to be larger than 0, otherwise an error is returned. You can use the function LOG if you want to provide a different base.

Syntax

LN(<value>);

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Supported input types
<value>	The value for which to compute the natural logarithm.	DOUBLE PRECISION

Return Type

DOUBLE PRECISION

Example

This example below computes the natural logarithm of 1.0:

SELECT LN(1.0);

Returns: 0.0

This example below returns the natural logarithm close to e:

SELECT LN(2.7182818284590452353);

Returns: 1.0

The natural logarithm can only be computed for values that are larger than 0. All of the below functions return an error:

SELECT LN(0.0);
SELECT LN(-1.0);
SELECT LN('-Inf');