Bug in Google???

Using Google, when I try to calculate the result of a mathematical operation such as
2147483647 * (13 times) * 17. I get some result, which i presume is the correct result.

But for any number greater than the above query (try to increase the last factor 17), then I am redirected to indexed web pages rather than showing me the actual result.

1. Type Google.com in ur browser
2. Copy and paste the following

2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 247483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 17

The result of the above query is the maximum limit that Google calculator can calculate and any factors greater than the above is not calculated but searched in the indexes.


Try increasing the last factor (17) to say 20.
Now, instead of calculation, I get a result of indexed pages. Here an error/warning is displayed

Error/Warning message:
["*" (and any subsequent words) was ignored because we limit queries to 10 words. ]

The error message must have been displayed for the above query as the calculator module failed to compute the value and query was redirected to indexed page search, which shows the
quoted error.

Try to reduce the number of factors (words) to 12

For example: the following query doesnt generate any errors 2147483647 * (12 times) * 17

But as you expect, there is no error displayed, but the calculated value is displayed.

This should be considered as a bug. Right !!!!!

For an end user, the interface must be transparent to both calculator interface and indexed page search interface.

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