Thursday, July 26, 2012

Google adds scientific calculator to search results

After releasing a small update to the algorithm Panda late on Tuesday, Google has added a scientific calculator to the search results. The calculator will appear whenever the user makes a search involving math and recognizes from simple terms such as "2 2" and "5-7", to more complex sentences such as "what is the square root of 88?". The seeker was doing mathematical calculations, but now the results are displayed in a way way cooler.


In addition to the basic operators such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, the calculator buttons 34 Google may return the factorial of a number, showing the square root of a value, arithmetic with common and natural logarithms, show constant values ​​(Euler number, for example) and manipulating trigonometric expressions.

The news is not yet available for all users - I still can not get the calculator function in Google Brazil. When the calculator can be used from the mobile interface of the finder, including detecting the position of the smartphone: when upright, just basic calculator appears to show the scientific commands, simply rotate the phone.

The calculator will also receive voice commands, both from the Voice Desktop Search, available on Google U.S., as in smartphones, including from Google Now, assistant staff present in the Jelly Bean.