Floor[Log[4]/Log[2]] gives precision limit error

kchiu138 · October 28, 2025, 4:28am

Is this a bug? Floor[Log[4]/Log[2]]

gianlucagorni · October 28, 2025, 11:30am

We must force a symbolic manipulation:

Log[4]/Log[2] // PowerExpand
Log[4]/Log[2] // FullSimplify
Log[4]/Log[2] // Floor // PowerExpand
Log[4]/Log[2] // Floor // FullSimplify

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