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This is an archived version of this page, as edited by Patrick (talk | contribs) at 14:28, 8 July 2004 (Suppose that someone updates the population figure but bot the density, than the next person can see that the density is not based on the latest figure, follow the link, replace the first number by it). It may differ significantly from the current version.

The software does not allow calculations, but one can use a piped link to a calculation with Google's calculator, with the label as answer, to demonstrate the numbers used in the computation. This way one can check for consistency, see the result with a higher accuracy, and also conveniently update the result.

E.g., in the case of the population density in the Netherlands:

[[google:16318199/33883|482/km²]], giving 482/km².

With a suitable browser the evaluated expression pops up, so the link is useful even without following it.

Suppose that someone updates the population figure but bot the density, than the next person can see that the density is not based on the latest figure, follow the link, replace the first number by its update, press enter, and get the new result, and update the link label accordingly, with a minimum of effort.

Unfortunately, the result 482 has to be entered manually and consistency is not automatically maintained.