need to do extended precision is always a bit suspect in that kind of setting - you approximate something. and no rounding?
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Replying to @o_guest
>>> 2.**1000 1.0715086071862673e+301 still works; >>> 2**100000 will work too (non-float, but int)
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Replying to @dimpase
the base is always below 1 and the power is around 50
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so the base can't be integer
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but actually 0.1**1000 will be just 0.0 in python. So you tried exp of numbers >1.
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Replying to @dimpase
I think it's a bit too late for me. I'll try again on Monday maybe. Twitter and tired makes it really hard for me to follow. Sorry.
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oh you mean it overflowed to zero because the number got so small!
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Replying to @o_guest
I have never seen a numerical procedure where one needed to do x->x**50. It's fishy.
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