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399 999 999 999 999 - 399 999 999 999 998 =
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Sep 25, 2008 · Google: "399999999999999-399999999999998=0" · Best · Top · New · Controversial · Old · Q&A.
Aug 25, 2008 · 399999999999999 - 399999999999998 = 0.000000 500000000000002 - 500000000000001 = 0.000000. It would seem like Google is using simple 32 bit ...
Google's probably using (something similar to) double precision floating point arithmetic, which only has about 16 digits of precision.
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May 15, 2009 · Re: Google calculator bug ... I did, and Google seems to be correct. 399999999999999-399999999999998 is, in fact, 0. Stop being smart ...
According to Google....0. I for one believe this is an indicator that some horrible catastrophe is imminent. Plagues, stillborn calves, you know...biblical ...
Aug 22, 2008 · The first query is a bug: Any 18 digit number minus (-) another 18 digit number seems to return 0. The second query's result is bug of the same ...
Try typing the following expression into Google search: 399999999999999-399999999999998 . You'll be surprised at the result. Indeed the real problem here is ...