using factorial in probability question
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10-02-2017, 11:45 AM
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RE: using factorial in probability question
(10-02-2017 05:48 AM)Joe Horn Wrote: As explained above, you can't use 365! in Home AT ALL, because it overflows. When Home overflows, it returns the "overflow" value of 9.99999999999E499. That's why 365!/364! returns 365 in CAS but 1 in Home (because 9.9999999999E499/9.9999999999E499 = 1). That's not a bug; it's behaving precisely according to design. I agree that the calculator should give an error message on overflow. Maybe this could be a flag in setup. Either Notify on overflow or Don't notify on overflow. Tom L Cui bono? |
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