Near miss syndrome ... Homer Simpson had the same issue
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/10/29/the_simpsons_and_fermat_s_last_theorem_wizard_of_evergreen_terrace_has_brilliant.html On May 18, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Igor de Oliveira Couto <i...@semperuna.com> wrote: > On 19 May 2014, at 8:28 am, Alejandro Tejada <capellan2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dar Scott wrote >>> put 781769^12 + 852723^12 = 874456^12 >>> >>> See >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat's_Last_Theorem >> >> The result is TRUE... >> Could this be an error? :o > > Indeed, it is. You can check it here: > > http://www.wolframalpha.com > > Just enter: > > "781769^12 + 852723^12 = 874456^12" > > It will confirm for you that it's *false*. > > As an aside: the underlying computational 'engine' behind Wolfram Alpha > products (such as Mathematica) is an open source maths library named "GMP > Library" (GNU Multi-Precision Library). It allows for extremely fast > calculation of arbitrarily large numbers. > > Apart from GMP, there are *many* well-known, reliable open-source > mathematical libraries, some able to do complex symbolic maths - some have > even been developed in higher-level languages, like Python. They are > cross-platform, and have GPL-compatible licenses. It would be an excellent > idea if during the code refactoring that is happening right now, the LiveCode > developers decided to implement one of these libraries as the mathematical > engine for LiveCode. > > Just a thought... In any case: > > http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12440 > > -- > Igor Couto > Sydney, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
