In case it's not clear, those calculations are integral, only the presentation looks like floats. -rob On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 9:46 AM Rob Pike wrote: > % ivy > 652342**52342 > 1.85475753442e+304341 > > )cpu > 8.291ms > > (652342**52342)/34232342 > 9.27378767209e+304340/17116171 > > )cpu > 9.217ms > > float _ > 5.41814385477e+304333 > > > 50 minutes feels excessive; dc seems to work very hard. > > -rob > >