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Bug 757475 - e^(-0.5) gives a very wrong solution.
e^(-0.5) gives a very wrong solution.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 756960
Product: gnome-calculator
Classification: Core
Component: general
git master
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: gcalctool maintainers
gcalctool maintainers
: 759419 760935 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-11-02 13:07 UTC by Felix Pelletier
Modified: 2016-01-21 15:09 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Screenshot of the bug. (39.04 KB, image/png)
2015-11-02 13:07 UTC, Felix Pelletier 		Details

Description Felix Pelletier 2015-11-02 13:07:15 UTC 
Created attachment 314634 [details]
Screenshot of the bug.

Well, pretty easy to reproduce:

Type in e^(-0.5) or e^(-1/2) in the calculator. You should be getting 0.606... , instead you get around 1.071508607 x 10 power 301. 

Everything around gives the right result (e^(-0.5000000001) or e^(-0.4999999)).

Screenshot attached.
Comment 1 Felix Pelletier 2015-11-02 13:10:11 UTC 
Just seen the bug elsewhere.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 756960 ***
Comment 2 Alberto Ruiz 2016-01-10 19:48:46 UTC 
*** Bug 759419 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Alberto Ruiz 2016-01-21 15:09:14 UTC 
*** Bug 760935 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***