The problem is also present in the latest maxima (5.32.1-1): $ maxima Maxima 5.32.1 http://maxima.sourceforge.net using Lisp GNU Common Lisp (GCL) GCL 2.6.10 (a.k.a. GCL) ... (%i1) 1000!^0.01; (%o1) i.nfE+6166368
I am happy to report it upstream. Actually, I just did: https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/bugs/2680/ -Sanjoy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

