On 15 July 2010 16:24, Brisance <cru...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the response. > > To get an idea of what I mean, visit http://www.wolframalpha.com/''. > Then enter something ridiculous (to me, at least) like 100000! > > The answer is almost instantaneous.
Wolfram Alpha is merely approximating the result to a certain precision. I highly doubt it's actually calculating the whole number and then just stripping off the first N digits! - James -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
