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		cubefox on Feb 16, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “A calculator app? Anyone could make that” Slightly disappointing: The calculator embedded in Google's search page also gives the wrong answer (0) for (10^100) + 1 − (10^100). So apparently they don't use the insights they gained from their Android calculator.

Aachen on Feb 16, 2025 [–]

Duckduckgo and (apt install) qalc do it correctly fwiw

cubefox on Feb 17, 2025 | [–]

The windows calculator produces "1.e+100". Whatever that's supposed to mean.

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