An example of a calculation that is executed is “ integrate e^-x^2”.įor the record, this service is currently under a fair bit of stress because of the initial curiosity of many worldwide, therefore the calculation of the integral above has shown an error message a couple of times (a tribute to HAL 9000):Īll sorts of disciplines are represented by the examples on the site, with a particular focus on scientific and engineering ones. In this case the only limit is the timeout imposed on each query to exclude those that require far too many resources to complete. And as such, unlike what has been reported elsewhere, Wolfram|Alpha should immediately be viewed as an addition to what Google already offers (not as a replacement for it).Īs expected, the service is extremely good at mathematical calculations. This is the theory behind – or at least the ultimate aim of – the service.
Therefore there are three components at work: the ability to correctly interpret queries (in English) from the users, the ability to elaborate on the data source so as to reply with coherent results to somewhat complex questions, and finally the not-so-simple task of maintaining an up-to-date and accurate knowledge base for a very wide spectrum of human knowledge. Taking advantage of the popular and powerful mathematical software Wolfram Mathematica, this new engine is able to perform calculations on information requested by its users.
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