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Id: 123805
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Queue: Math-NumberCruncher

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Subject: Euler's gamma is incorrect
Euler's constant (also called Euler–Mascheroni, or Euler's Gamma, etc.) is incorrect in the 59th and further decimal place (so 1941 of 2000 digits are incorrect). Math::NumberCruncher: $ time perl -MMath::NumberCruncher -E 'say Math::NumberCruncher::CONSTANT("_gamma_",70)' 0.5772156649015328606065120900824024310421593359399235988057938097451382 Math::Prime::Util::GMP: $ perl -MMath::Prime::Util::GMP=Euler -E 'say Euler(70)' 0.5772156649015328606065120900824024310421593359399235988057672348848677 Mathematica (Wolfram Alpha): http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=N%5BEulerGamma,70%5D 0.5772156649015328606065120900824024310421593359399235988057672348848677 Pari/GP: $gp -q ? \p 70 realprecision = 77 significant digits (70 digits displayed) ? Euler 0.5772156649015328606065120900824024310421593359399235988057672348848677