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Show the result of a language's evaluation of multiple exponentiation (either as an integer or floating point). |
Show the result of a language's evaluation of multiple exponentiation (either as an integer or floating point). |
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Use whatever exponentiation operator for your language; |
Use whatever exponentiation operator for your language; if it is not one of the usual ones, please comment on what the operator or operators look like in your language. |
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Using whatever operator or syntax your language supports (if any), show the results in three lines (with identification): |
Using whatever operator or syntax your language supports (if any), show the results in three lines (with identification): |
Revision as of 18:32, 18 March 2014
This task will demonstrate the order of exponentiation (xy) when there are multiple exponents.
(Most languages usually support one of **, ^, or ↑ or somesuch.)
task requirements
Show the result of a language's evaluation of multiple exponentiation (either as an integer or floating point).
Use whatever exponentiation operator for your language; if it is not one of the usual ones, please comment on what the operator or operators look like in your language.
Using whatever operator or syntax your language supports (if any), show the results in three lines (with identification):
- 5**3**2
- (5**3)**2
- 5**(3**2)
If there are other methods (or formats) of multiple exponentiations, show them as well.
- See also
- Wiki entry exponentiation
- Mathworld entry exponentiation
Perl 6
<lang perl6>sub demo($x) { say " $x\t───► ", EVAL $x }
demo '5**3**2'; demo '(5**3)**2'; demo '5**(3**2)'; demo '[**] 5,3,2'; demo '[\**] 5,3,2';</lang>
- Output:
5**3**2 ───► 1953125 (5**3)**2 ───► 15625 5**(3**2) ───► 1953125 [**] 5,3,2 ───► 1953125 [\**] 5,3,2 ───► 2 9 1953125
Python
<lang python>>>> 5**3**2 1953125 >>> (5**3)**2 15625 >>> 5**(3**2) 1953125 >>> # The following is not normally done >>> try: from functools import reduce # Py3K except: pass
>>> reduce(pow, (5, 3, 2)) 15625 >>> </lang>
REXX
<lang rexx>/*REXX program demonstrates various ways of multiple exponentiations. */ /*┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The REXX language uses ** for exponention. │ │ Also, * * can be used. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘*/
say ' 5**3**2 ───► ' 5**3**2 say ' (5**3)**2 ───► ' (5**3)**2 say ' 5**(3**2) ───► ' 5**(3**2)
/*stick a fork in it, we're done.*/</lang>
output
5**3**2 ───► 15625 (5**3)**2 ───► 15625 5**(3**2) ───► 1953125