# Inconsistent result from calculation

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**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/inconsistent-result-from-calculation/42755 "2023-09-13T10:14:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/inconsistent-result-from-calculation/42755/8 "2023-09-14T10:39:22Z")

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Hello @RMurphy195,

A related example:

> [@Why circle disappears at y-coordinates ~ 250](https://discourse.processing.org/t/why-circle-disappears-at-y-coordinates-250/42256/3):
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> Hello, This was in my Drafts and a late response… it may still be helpful to some. It is because the math is exceeding the maximum value of an integer at some point in the code: [https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html) This code shows what happens to y1 when millis() (an integer) is greater than 14654: The above code shows where the point of concern is in the code. You are using millis()/1000 for time. Consider using this floating point division…

`:)`

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