Bug 127746 - Computation error with negative sign in some instances
Summary: Computation error with negative sign in some instances
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.0.7.3 release
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2019-09-24 13:57 UTC by oliver.schib
Modified: 2019-09-26 11:18 UTC (History)
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Description oliver.schib 2019-09-24 13:57:59 UTC
Description:
Hi

In le calc
the expression
=EXP(-(LOG(A25)-LOG(0.08))^2/(2*0.69^2))
should evaluate to ~0.28. But it evaluates to ~3.5.
It can be 'fixed' by adding a "1*":
=EXP(-1*(LOG(A25)-LOG(0.08))^2/(2*0.69^2))
So the negative sign seems to be the problem.
However it is not clear (to me at least), why this happens here and not elsewhere. E.g. exp(-5) and exp(-(5)) evaluate correctly.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enter =EXP(-1*(LOG(A25)-LOG(0.08))^2/(2*0.69^2)) into a cell and hit Enter key.
2.
3.

Actual Results:
3.53817919028921


Expected Results:
0.282631247943737



Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



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Comment 1 Xisco Faulí 2019-09-25 15:16:13 UTC
What's the value of A25 ?

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Comment 2 GerardF 2019-09-25 19:35:01 UTC
-5^2 is evaluate in Calc (& Excel) as (-5)^2 and not -(5^2).
The minus sign apply to the following number, not to the whole calculation.

It is not a bug.
Comment 3 oliver.schib 2019-09-26 11:18:23 UTC
@ Xisco Faulí
A25 is just 1.
Sorry forgot to replace it.

@GerardF
Thanks, that seems to be it.
Confusing, but apparently not a but...