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| From | Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> |
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| Subject | Re: Question on exponentiation |
| Date | Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:53:17 -0800 |
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rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> writes: >> You really expect -x**2 and x**2 to be the same thing? > What happens in other languages. I believe most do exactly that. None that I can think of offhand do that. Similarly in mathematical notation, -x**2 is -(x**2) where the **2 is written as a superscript.
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Question on exponentiation Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-12-18 07:37 +0200
Re: Question on exponentiation Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-17 21:45 -0800
Re: Question on exponentiation Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-12-18 07:46 +0200
Re: Question on exponentiation albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-18 12:35 +0100
Re: Question on exponentiation Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-12-18 13:33 +0200
Re: Question on exponentiation Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2016-12-18 18:07 +0000
Re: Question on exponentiation albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-19 14:00 +0100
Re: Question on exponentiation rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-12-18 15:45 -0500
Re: Question on exponentiation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-18 14:26 -0800
Re: Question on exponentiation rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-12-18 17:43 -0500
Re: Question on exponentiation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-18 14:53 -0800
Re: Question on exponentiation rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-12-18 19:12 -0500
Re: Question on exponentiation Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-18 16:56 -0800
Re: Question on exponentiation Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-19 02:52 -0600
Re: Question on exponentiation john <anon@example.com> - 2016-12-18 12:21 +0000
Re: Question on exponentiation Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-12-18 12:14 -0600
Re: Question on exponentiation rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-12-18 15:48 -0500
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