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Google is not always right

Sun, 07/08/2007 - 13:59 | by Mgccl

I can't believe Google can make a math mistake:
Google made a mistake
See for yourself. 0.0000001×10^-308


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by Adam D. Ruppe (not verified) | Thu, 07/19/2007 - 12:56
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That is a rounding error

That is just a floating point rounding error; that would happen with most computer generic calculators.

by Mgccl | Thu, 07/19/2007 - 21:03
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Right.. Google is not made

Right.. Google is not made for scientific calculation
This reminds me of Pentium FDIV bug, even though it have nothing to do with Google's case.

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