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Re:“A calculator app? Anyone could make that” by acidburnNSA on Sunday February 16, 2025 @12:00PM (#43069501)
Aha! So 1e100 doesn't work but 1^100 does. Ok thanks!
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Re:“A calculator app? Anyone could make that” by xeonmc on Sunday February 16, 2025 @12:27PM (#43069781)
1^100 = 1 though
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Re:“A calculator app? Anyone could make that” by ghusbands on Sunday February 16, 2025 @12:49PM (#43069983)
That's a typo in the response, I believe. The screenshot shows 10^100 (10 to the power of 100).
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Re:“A calculator app? Anyone could make that” by mgaunard on Sunday February 16, 2025 @01:27PM (#43070279)
1e100 is a float.
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