"James Reeves" <jree...@weavejester.com> wrote: >On 15 July 2010 16:24, Brisance <cru...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thanks for the response. >> >> To get an idea of what I mean, visit http://www.wolframalpha.com/''. >> Then enter something ridiculous (to me, at least) like 100000! >> >> The answer is almost instantaneous. > >Wolfram Alpha is merely approximating the result to a certain >precision. I highly doubt it's actually calculating the whole number >and then just stripping off the first N digits!
Stirlings approximation. The version I posted earlier used a form of it as well. There are also formulas for the other values Wolfram gives. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
