alt Hacker NewsI don't think this can do any of the "standard" constants or what we generally consider to be closed-form expressions, though ! (E.g., no e, pi, exp, log, etc.)
I don't think this can do any of the "standard" constants or what we generally consider to be closed-form expressions, though ! (E.g., no e, pi, exp, log, etc.)
Yes it can, by using the same infinite series that exp and ln use to compute. This one just costs less in money, hardware, energy, and is faster for basically every basic op.