Re: dc(1) exponent limits

Rob Pike <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Dec 2019 09:46:52 +1100

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% ivy
652342**52342
1.85475753442e+304341

)cpu
8.291ms

(652342**52342)/34232342
9.27378767209e+304340/17116171

)cpu
9.217ms

float _
5.41814385477e+304333


50 minutes feels excessive; dc seems to work very hard.

-rob

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