cologarithm

/koʊˈlɑɡərɪðəm/
noun
  1. The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number; the negative of the logarithm of a number.
    • The cologarithm of 100 is -2 because the logarithm of 100 is 2.
    • In some older textbooks, the cologarithm is written as colog.
    • To simplify the calculation, the engineer used the cologarithm of the value.
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