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Let \\(b\\geq 2\\) be an integer. Each real \\(x>0\\) can be written in one way \\(x=M_b(x).b^{e_b(x)}\\) where \\(e_b(x)\\in\\mathbb Z\\) and \\(M_b(x)\\) is the mantissa of \\(x\\) in basis \\(b\\). Let \\((a_n)_{n\\geq 1}\\subset (0,+\\infty)\\). The sequence \\((a_n)_{n\\geq 1}\\) is said satisfy \\textit{Bendford's law in basis \\(b\\)} if for all \\(t\\in[1,b)\\) if  \\[ \\lim_{N\\rightarrow\\infty} \\frac{|\\{1\\leq n\\leq N\\;:\\;M_b(a_n)<t\\}|}{N}=\\log_b(t)\\text{\\;for all\\;}t\\in [1,b). \\]  The sequence \\((a_n)_{n\\geq 1}\\) is said satisfy \\textit{strong Benford's law} if it satisfy Bendford's law in every basis \\(b\\geq 2\\). The main result of the author generalizing his previous article [Elem. 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On the historic background of Benford's law see also [\\textit{A. Berger, L. A. Bunimovich} and \\textit{T. P. Hill}, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 357, No. 1, 197--219 (2005; Zbl 1123.37006)]; [\\textit{A. Berger} and \\textit{T. P. Hill}, ``Newton's Method obeys Bendford's law'', Am. Math. Mon. 114, No. 7, 588--601 (2007; Zbl 1136.65048)]; [\\textit{J. P. Delahaye}, ``L'\u00e9tonnante loi de Benford'', Pour la Science 351, 90--95 (2007)]; [\\textit{N. 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