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Re: (negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values

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From	Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de>
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Subject	Re: (negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values
Date	Fri, 25 May 2012 20:45:17 +0200
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On 25.05.2012 12:36, Michi wrote:
> Is there a way to prevent gnuplot from generating complex numbers for
> (negative Value)**(-1.0) and similar cases.

No.  Nor should there be one.

The result of such computations _is_ complex by definition.  If you 
don't want that answer, ask gnuplot a different question, i.e. make the 
exponent an actual integer, reduce the result to its real part.  Or 
maybe just take a step back and ask yourself what's so bad about the 
result you got.

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(negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values Michi <michael.boelling@gmail.com> - 2012-05-25 03:36 -0700
  Re: (negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2012-05-25 20:45 +0200
    Re: (negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values Ingo Thies <ingo.thies@gmx.de> - 2012-05-26 10:07 +0200
      Re: (negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values sfeam <sfeam@users.sourceforge.net> - 2012-05-26 10:38 -0700
  Re: (negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values Ingo Thies <ingo.thies@gmx.de> - 2012-05-26 10:19 +0200
    Re: (negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values Michi <michael.boelling@gmail.com> - 2012-05-26 02:39 -0700
      Re: (negative Value)**(-1.0) creates complex values Ron Shepard <ron-shepard@NOSPAM.comcast.net> - 2012-05-26 11:42 -0500

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