IOS – My iPhone is doing math wrong

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See the images, it's an iPhone 6s, with iOS 10.3.2, does any one have the same issue ? It seems specific to any fraction with three digits after the comma on the denominator within spotlight:

Also, to add some information, it comes back to correct result when I add (or remove) a digit (see image)

And I have a correct result when it is with coma on both numerator and denominator:

Best Answer

I get different results based on whether 1,8/0.083 is used or 1.8/0.083 is used both in spotlight on iOS and macOS. It would appear that the comma , is ignored and the number is treated as non decimal.

Attached are the results. One could verify if the region settings make a difference by changing them temporarily to UK or another region.

iOS:

1,8/0.083 iOS

1.8/0.083 iOS

macOS:

1,8/0.083 macOS

1.8/0.083 macOS

Compare Wolfram Alpha results:

wolfram alpha 1,8/0.083

Wolfram Alpha 1.8/0.083