Questions tagged [wolfram-alpha]
Wolfram|Alpha is a "computational knowledge engine" developed by Wolfram Research, announced in March of 2009. It is unique in that in answers queries with direct computational results, rather than bringing up a page of documents and various webpages as most search engines do.
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Checking big O expression in Wolfram Alpha
I'd like to check the expression x3=O(x2) when x → 0 in Wolfram Alpha. How can I do it?
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Plot data for a range of years in Wolfram Alpha
I am trying to compare a bunch of statistics in Wolfram Alpha, but haven't been able to figure out how to configure the plot/graph: For example, a search for population of Egypt vs Vietnam shows a ...
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What font does Wolfram Alpha use for its results?
What font does Wolfram Alpha use for its results? During my research on the internet I came across the following URL: Styles and Fonts in Output—Wolfram Language Documentation Three fonts are named ...
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Does Wolfram|Alpha support Knuth's up-arrow notation?
Inspired by Hjan's answer to Don't settle for a billion, I wanted to try calculating the value of using WolframAlpha. I've tried using 6↑↑100, 6↑100, and 6 arrow 100 to represent Knuth's up-arrow ...
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finding the next iteration value in newton raphson method
Is there some easier way to tell wolfram to compute the next approximation using wolfram alpha. I am hoping there is a way to analytically compute this. The best I got was: http://www.wolframalpha.com/...
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How can I have wolfram alpha perform substitutions?
I've used Wolfram Alpha for years, but I've never really understood how to type in complex formulas so that Wolfram Alpha can understand them. Specifically, I struggle with telling Wolfram Alpha what ...
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Getting desired number of terms in the Taylor series in Wolfram Alpha
I want a desired number of terms in the Taylor series expansion of a function. How can I write the query for this? Presently whenever I write it, it stops after a few number of terms. For example, ...
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How precise are Wolfram Alpha's mathematical calculations?
I recently started learning about floating point arithmetic and a how computers have limited precision when dealing with such calculations. To what degree of accuracy can Wolfram alpha output ...
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How to substitute values to equation in Wolfram Alpha?
It's a fundamental use and WolframAlpha appeared entirely uncooperative. Given: E = (4.49*10^16 Joules), m = (1 kilogram), c = (speed of light in vacuum), and the equation: v = (sqrt(E) c sqrt(2 c^...
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Using variables with name longer than one letter in Wolfram Alpha
I am new to Wolfram Alpha. Doing my best, still I don't know how to use a variable with a length higher than one. Here I use a variable called ba while wolfram alpha interprets that as b*a instead of ...
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How do I get the upper or lower value of a time/date range, using Wolfram Alpha?
If I have a query, that returns a date or time range, how do get the upper or lower bound? For example, Ramadan 1436 returns: Thursday, June 18, 2015 to Friday, July 17, 2015 Another example is ...
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Is there any way to get unlimited computation time on WolframAlpha?
WolframAlpha imposes a limit on the amount of computational time it allows for each computation. If you have WolframAlpha Pro, you can do computations with a higher limit on computational time but I ...
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Is WolframAlpha doing Math wrong?
I just tried to solve the following equation with WolframAlpha and got some very weird results: \sum_{i=1}^{x}x^2*i = 318338237039211050000 WolframAlpha tells me, one of the real solutions is x = ...
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How do I input a vector in Wolfram Alpha?
How can I write this expression into Wolfram Alpha? I have read the vector examples page on Wolfram Alpha's homepage, but I didn't know which method to use.
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3D graphic / plot / visualization
Could someone tell me how to get WolframAlpha to graph/plot/show graphic of this: 16<=x^2+y^2+z^2<=25 ; x,=0 This did not work: 3dplot[x^2+y^2+z^2]