This was fixed in gnome-calculator 3.18.3 which is available in Ubuntu
16.04 LTS.
I was unable to duplicate this bug in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
** Changed in: gnome-calculator (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1517991
Title:
Arithmetical errors
Status in GNOME Calculator:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-calculator package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Ubuntu release: 15.10
Package version: 1:3.16.2-1ubuntu1
Enter:
1^(−0.5)
Result:
1.071508607×10³⁰¹
Expected result:
1
Upstream bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756960
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