how is google Calculator implemented ?

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Published on 2010-03-28T17:36:32Z Indexed on 2010/03/28 17:43 UTC
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When you search in Google "100F to C" how does it know to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Similarly, conversion from different currencies and simple calculation. What is the data structure used. Or is it simple pattern matching the strings ?

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