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Enter any date (e.g. a birth date):

june 23, 1988

Enter any town (e.g. a hometown):

new york

Enter any two stocks:

IBM Apple

Enter any calculation:

$250 + 15%

Enter any math formula:

x^2 sin(x)

Enter any two first names:

andrew, barbara

Enter any food:

1 apple + 2 oranges

Enter any measurement:

45 mph

Enter any chemical formula:

H2SO4

Enter any musical notes:

C Eb G C
Society & Culture ›

Compare several people:

Albert Einstein, Paul Dirac, Richard Feynman

Get information about a piece of artwork:

The Kiss by Rodin

Get information about a historical event:

codices replace scrolls

Find definitions and other properties of a word:

word march

Get information about a college or university:

New York University

Request a class of information about a country:

Peru geography

Compare colors:

violet vs magenta

Compare economic data for the US:

US unemployment rate vs real minimum wage

Get information about an NFL team:

Dallas Cowboys
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Mathematics ›

Do basic arithmetic:

125 + 375

Solve an equation:

x^3 - 4x^2 + 6x - 24 = 0

Compute an integral:

integrate sin x dx from x=0 to pi

Calculate a derivative:

derivative of x^4 sin x

Solve an ordinary differential equation:

y'' + y = 0

Compute properties of a geometric figure:

annulus, inner radius=2, outer radius=5

Plot a function:

plot x^3 - 6x^2 + 4x + 12

Compute a decimal approximation to a specified number of digits:

pi to 1000 digits

Compute a prime factorization:

factor 70560
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Everyday Life ›

Compare activities:

watching tv / sleeping

Get currency conversions:

$100,000

Get the punchline to a joke:

why did the chicken cross the mobius strip

Find music acts meeting given criteria:

bands with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page

Get information about an animal species:

blue jay

Add and subtract dates and times:

10,000 hours from now

Get economic information about the world:

world gdp per capita

Find flights with a specified route:

flights from LAX to NYC

Get information about a family relationship:

second cousin once removed
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Science & Technology ›

Compute mechanical work:

work F=30N, d=100m

Get information about a chemical element:

carbon

Compute magnetic flux density for an object:

1m 1A Helmholtz coil

Compute properties of an elementary cellular automaton:

rule 110

Get information about one of the Earth's geological layers:

asthenosphere

Get information about a human anatomical structure:

heart

Generate a star chart:

star chart

Get a current local weather report:

weather

Compute various body statistics based on height, weight, etc.:

human, 6ft 2in, 250lb
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