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Using this we can actually predict the smallest exponent that fails for other bases: base exponent (6 digits) 10 0.043429 11 0.041703 12 0.040243 2 0
by gabriel34 8y ago
Using this we can actually predict the smallest exponent that fails for other bases:
base exponent (6 digits)
10 0.043429
11 0.041703
12 0.040243
2 0.144271
3 0.091024
4 0.072135
1000 0.014476
(the calculated exponent for two is actually 0.144270, but since it ends in zero the first failure occurs at 0.144271)
- imran3740 8y agoJust checked, calc fails at 11^0.41703 (curiously not at 41703, but 41704, maybe a floating point thing). Maybe it changes base to e and uses the Taylor series for e^x, but fails if x is too precise for what it expects?
- psyklic 8y agoFantastic, that confirms it! And kudos to barbegal for recognizing the base.