Bug #80943 [Opn->Nab]: pow and ** different result

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80943&edit=1 ID: 80943 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: inpostdpua at gmail dot com Summary: pow and ** different result -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: all PHP Version: 8.0.3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php ** has higher precedence than -. Use parentheses like (-3)**3.5. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-04-08 23:17:48] inpostdpua at gmail dot com Description: ------------ echo pow(-3, 3.5); // NAN echo "\r\n"; echo -3**3.5; // -46.76537180436 As i think, it`s must be same result. Test script: --------------- echo pow(-3, 3.5); echo "\r\n"; echo -3**3.5; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80943&edit=1