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Re: [Maxima] strange behaviour with simple decimals / Axiom |
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Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:54:35 -0700 |
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In Axiom version of 1/17/2005
1.4^2 comes out as 1.96
1.96 - 1.4^2 comes out as 0.7 E -20
I don't know if this counts as unexpected to a 5th grader, but does a
5th grader even know about "E" scientific notation?
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