PR #2424 leads to incorrect lograt results in some cases

[axtar]

Describe the bug
PR #2424 introduces an issue with lograt that could lead to wrong results.

Steps To Reproduce
log of 1.e+50 returns 0 instead of 50

Expected behavior
log( 1.e+50 ) = 50

Application Version
current main branch

Requested Assignment
I'm just reporting this problem. I don't want to fix it.