Vincent Lefevre on Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:48:50 +0200


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Re: Wrong error message from 2u 

On 2024-08-12 12:04:36 +0200, Ruud H.G. van Tol wrote:
> >    P.S.  IMO, 2u should better be parsed (as expected by the user!).
> 
> Rather not. For example, 2e1 is already syntax, so can't also mean 2*e1.

Agreed. qalc (Qalculate) is quite horrible in this respect:

> 2e

  2 × e ≈ 5.436563657

> 2e + 1

  (2 × e) + 1 ≈ 6.436563657

> 2e+1

  2 × 10¹ = 20

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