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Line 107: {{stubsect\|date=May 2020}} * In ~~older~~Windows 7, 8, and some versions of ~~the~~Windows ~~calculator{{Which\|date=May 2024}}~~10, ~~some~~ [[transcendental function]] operations, such as the [[square root]] operator (<code>sqrt(4) − 2 = −8.1648465955514287168521180122928e−39</code>), would sometimes be calculated incorrectly due to [[catastrophic cancelation]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Microsoft Fixes Decade-Old Windows Calculator Square Root Bug\|url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-fixes-decade-old-windows-calculator-square-root-bug-520559.shtml\|access-date=2023-04-15\|website=news.softpedia.com\|date=5 April 2018 \|language=en-US}}</ref> In newer versions, this doesn't happen with integers, but it still happens when you enter decimal numbers.{{Citation needed}} * Older versions of the universal Calculator in [[Windows 10 editions#Release branches\|non-LTSC editions]] of [[Windows 10]] doesn't use any regional format (can be set in Region Control Panel) that are different from the app's display language for number formatting (the app's language is English (United States) but Windows's regional format is set to a different format).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Wrong usage of Regional settings in Windows 10 Apps: weather, calculator\|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings-winpc/wrong-usage-of-regional-settings-in-windows-10/25db7ff1-aef5-4f3a-b958-21d843b04a74\|access-date=2021-01-24\|website=answers.microsoft.com\|language=en-US}}</ref>

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