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Same Quantity, Different Answer: Numerical Representation Invariance in Language Models
arXiv cs.CL — Computation and Language
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New research shows open-weight LLMs generate inconsistent answers when numerical formats like decimals and fractions are varied.
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- arXiv cs.CL — Computation and Language · RESEARCH
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- 23 September 2026
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- 24 Sept 2026, 03:01 UK
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arXiv:2609.25009v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Numerically equivalent word problems should yield the same canonical answer whether a quantity is written as a decimal, fraction, percentage,…
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