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Testing integrated circuits – 2^308?

Latest comment: 11 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

MATLAB gives: ${\displaystyle \log _{10}{2^{308}}\approx 92.7172}$ , whereas ${\displaystyle \log _{10}{2^{309}}\approx 93.0183}$ . So the first integer power of 2 that is actually a transcomputational number is the 309th. This is why I change the example accordingly. --Doubaer (talk) 11:50, 23 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Alas, while your math appears to be correct, the source cited says 308, not 309. See WP:V and WP:OR. You need to find a reliable source that has the correct figure, then you can correct the page with a citation to your source. --Guy Macon (talk) 19:54, 23 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

I see. However, if a formally reliable source can positively be proven wrong, shouldn't either the whole information should be completely removed, or at least a note be indicating that there is an obvious error in the cited source? --Doubaer (talk) 10:49, 8 October 2013 (UTC)Reply