Re: g**gle is also a calculator

From: bill@wkidston.freeserve.co.uk
Date: Wed Aug 27 2003 - 09:23:52 MDT

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    On Wed Aug 27, 2003 07:56 am Eliezer S. Yudkowsky panicked:
    > WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, YOU LUNATIC? BREAK GOOGLE?
    >

    The limit seems to be 2^1024.
    2^1023 works, 2^1024 doesn't.
    170! works, 171! doesn't.

    This limit seems to correspond to 32-bit double precision real arithmetic.

    speed of light in knots is OK
    infinity doesn't work !?

    Dividing by zero doesn't work. Bah!

    furlongs per fortnight is OK
    i^i is OK

    Neat! BillK

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