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Re: math coprocessors

• To: mathgroup at yoda.ncsa.uiuc.edu
• Subject: Re: math coprocessors
• From: fateman at ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Richard Fateman)
• Date: Tue, 23 Oct 90 08:17:10 -0700

The problem is not with the math coprocessor, but the software
used by mathematica in computing range reduction.  To reduce
the range of 2^100  you need about 120 bits of Pi.  If Mathematica
is supposed to provide a seamless "mathematical" computational
environment, it should not give wrong answers and allege that they
have high Accuracy and Precision.