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Error handling in spreadsheets  
Written by Warbo the 17 Dec 08 at 18:58. New
In Gnumeric and OpenOffice.org Calc I am often dealing with uncertain numbers (for example experimental results), but currently there is no way to tie these uncertainties to the numbers, requiring that everything be entered and calculated twice.

Uncertainties in numbers are recognised in graphs (error bars), I think they should be available to any quantity in the application.

It would also be useful if the application could take its own inaccuracies into account by using uncertainties, for example rounding errors could be added on to existing uncertainties.

This would be a killer feature for a spreadsheet for me and many people I know, since that is all I use them for.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #16579
Written by Warbo the 17 Dec 08 at 18:58.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #16579 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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