Bing Quietly Adds A Scientific Full Size Calculator

Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, has finally added a full size scientific calculator to their search results. Daniel Rubino from WP Central first noticed this addition on Friday saying that now when you search for a math answer, not only do you get the answer, but you also get an interactive calculator in the search results. […]

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bing-2013-logo-featuredBing, Microsoft’s search engine, has finally added a full size scientific calculator to their search results.

Daniel Rubino from WP Central first noticed this addition on Friday saying that now when you search for a math answer, not only do you get the answer, but you also get an interactive calculator in the search results.

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Google has had this feature for a long time. But how scientific can Bing go with their math? We know Google can get graphical calculations, but Bing fails to do so. They do however link to their partner, Wolfram Alpha that can offer those results.

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