Re: rfc: pow-operator
| From: | Kris Craig | Date: | Sun, 24 Nov 2013 01:18:38 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: rfc: pow-operator | ||
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> A more appropriate example would be to say should we treat -3 ^ 2 as (-3)
> ^ 2 == 9 or as -(3 ^ 2) == -9
>
> Ok, though if we want to be completely accurate, I'd go with this: (-3) ^
(2) == 9. Likewise: (1) + (-3) ^ (2) == (1) + ((-3) ^ (2)) == 10.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations
--Kris