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Log construction
Log construction is a building method in which horizontally stacked logs joined at interlocking corner notches form load-bearing walls, historically dominant in Norway and widely used for log homes.
Log drum
The log drum is a pitched synthesized bass sound, not an actual drum, that anchors amapiano, the South African electronic genre, and is credited to producer MDU aka TRP.
Log Horizon (ログ・ホライズン)
Log Horizon (ログ・ホライズン) is Mamare Touno's isekai light novel series about 30,000 players trapped in the MMORPG Elder Tale, web-serialized from 2010, printed from 2011 in 11 volumes, adapted into an NHK anime from 2013 by Satelight and Studio Deen.
Log scheme
A log scheme is a scheme equipped with a logarithmic structure, a sheaf of commutative monoids recording boundary or degeneration data, introduced by Kato in 1989.
Log-linear model
A log-linear model is a statistical model for the expected cell counts of a contingency table, treating all variables jointly as responses to describe associations rather than predict one variable.
Log-MAP algorithm
The Log-MAP algorithm is a maximum a posteriori decoding algorithm for convolutional and turbo codes that computes probabilities in the log domain while keeping exact MAP performance.
Log-normal distribution
The log-normal distribution is a continuous probability distribution of a positive random variable whose logarithm is normally distributed, common in reliability, aerosol science, pharmacology, and finance.
Log-Pearson type III distribution
The log-Pearson type III distribution (LP-III or LP3) is a probability distribution used in flood frequency analysis, the standard method in the United States since 1967.
Log-periodic antenna
A log-periodic antenna is a broadband directional antenna, invented by Isbell at the University of Illinois in 1958, whose performance stays nearly constant across frequency ranges greater than ten to one.
Log-rank test
The log-rank test is a nonparametric hypothesis test comparing survival distributions of two or more groups from censored time-to-event data, widely used in cancer trials.
Log-Sobolev inequality
The log-Sobolev inequality is a functional inequality, introduced by Leonard Gross in 1975, bounding entropy by gradient energy and used for mixing time bounds and concentration of measure.
Log-structured merge-tree
The log-structured merge-tree (LSM-tree) is a disk-based data structure that batches and cascades index updates, introduced in a 1996 paper by Patrick O'Neil and colleagues and now the storage engine behind RocksDB, Cassandra, and Bigtable.
Log–log plot
A log–log plot, or log–log graph, is a two-dimensional graph with logarithmic scales on both axes, making power-law relationships y = ax^b appear as straight lines.
Log4j
Log4j, also known as Apache Log4j, is a Java logging framework maintained by the Apache Software Foundation, first released in 1999 and among the most widely deployed Java libraries.
Log4Shell
Log4Shell is the industry name for CVE-2021-44228, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Apache Log4j Java logging library, disclosed and exploited at scale in December 2021.
Logan
Logan is a unisex given name from a Scottish surname meaning "little hollow" (Gaelic lag). Peaked at #5 for US boys in 2017; #53 boys, #402 girls in 2025; also a clan surname and Irish Ó Leocháin anglicization.
Logan (film character)
Logan (James Howlett), aka Wolverine, is the Marvel film character played by Hugh Jackman from X-Men (2000) to Logan (2017); a mutant with adamantium claws and a healing factor whose 2029-set final film earned an Oscar screenplay nomination.
Logan (film)
Logan (2017) is James Mangold's R-rated X-Men film, the third Wolverine solo movie, starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart in a bleak 2029; loosely based on Old Man Logan, it earned 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and an Oscar screenplay nomination.
Logan Act
Logan Act, 18 U.S.C. § 953, a 1799 U.S. federal law barring unauthorized private diplomacy with foreign governments in dispute with the United States; penalty up to three years, only two apparent prosecutions, no conviction.
Logan Allen (actor)
Logan Allen (Logan Cain Allen), American actor born 2004 in West Palm Beach, Florida; plays Kyle Townsend in Sweet Magnolias, Jake in Stranger Things season 4, Kevin Ryan in Bernie the Dolphin, and Vinnie in Talia in the Kitchen.
Logan Brown (activist)
Logan Brown, British transgender man and activist, documented his pregnancy as Up The Duff Man, appeared on Glamour UK's June 2023 Pride cover, and wrote the children's book In My Daddy's Belly (2023) with partner Bailey J Mills.
Logan Brown (American football)
Logan Brown (born 2001) is an American offensive tackle from Grand Rapids, Michigan; a former five-star recruit at Wisconsin and Kansas, 2024 Second Team All-Big 12, undrafted in 2025 with Vikings, Browns, Colts, and Seahawks practice-squad stints.
Logan Browning
Logan Browning (Logan Laurice Browning), American actress born 1989 in Atlanta, known for Samantha White in Netflix's Dear White People (2017–2021), Bratz (2007), Hit the Floor, Powers, The Perfection, and I Will Find You.
Logan City
Logan City is a Queensland local government area between Brisbane, Ipswich, and the Gold Coast. Established 1979, it covers 957 square kilometres, 70 suburbs, and 392,339 people (2024), and is Queensland's fastest-growing council area.
Logan Edra
Logan Edra, aka B-girl Logistx, Filipino-American breaker from Chula Vista, California; 2021 Red Bull BC One world champion who competed for Team USA when breaking debuted at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Logan Fano
Logan Fano (born 2002) is an American football defensive end from Spanish Fork, Utah; BYU then Utah, second-team All-Big 12 in 2025, brother of 2026 first-rounder Spencer Fano, signed undrafted by the Cleveland Browns.
Logan Henderson
Logan Phillip Henderson, American actor and singer born 1989, member of Big Time Rush and star of the Nickelodeon series; solo EP Echoes of Departure, 2021 band reunion.
Logan Henderson (baseball)
Logan Henderson (Logan Blake Henderson) is a Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher, born 2002 in Houston. NJCAA Pitcher of the Year at McLennan CC, 2021 fourth-round pick, MLB debut April 20, 2025 with 9 strikeouts.
Logan International Airport
Logan International Airport, officially General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, is Boston's primary airport, the largest in New England, handling 43.8 million passengers in fiscal 2025.
Logan Jones
Logan Jones (born 2001) is an NFL center for the Chicago Bears, drafted 57th overall in 2026 from Iowa, where he won the 2025 Rimington Trophy as the nation's best center.