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Re:Show HN: Web search using a ChatGPT-like model that can c... by acqq on Thursday December 08, 2022 @03:43PM (#33913091)
No, it's exactly

2 * 695700 = 1391400

based on the most recent measurement from 2015:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_radius

Any other value found on the web is based on some older estimate or some arbitrary approximation.

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Re:Show HN: Web search using a ChatGPT-like model that can c... by shhsshs on Thursday December 08, 2022 @04:58PM (#33914197)
The radius of the sun is not exactly 695,700 km. The radius of the sun is approximately 695,700 km.

The nominal solar radius, which is and is intended to be an approximation, is defined to be exactly 695,700 km.

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