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So it has to be an operator? A "pow" function is not allowed? --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] ([[User talk:Mwn3d|talk]]) 19:00, 18 March 2014 (UTC) |
So it has to be an operator? A "pow" function is not allowed? --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] ([[User talk:Mwn3d|talk]]) 19:00, 18 March 2014 (UTC) |
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: No, not at all. But a function has no misinterpretation of what order the exponentiation is in, as in '''pow(x,y)'''. Of course, you could write '''pow(x, pow(y,z))''' (or something similar, depending on you or your language interpret the operator) to show this task's intention, but there is no ambiguity in function calls. Whereas, '''5**3**2''' is swimming with vagueness. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 19:09, 18 March 2014 (UTC) |
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Functions
So it has to be an operator? A "pow" function is not allowed? --Mwn3d (talk) 19:00, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
- No, not at all. But a function has no misinterpretation of what order the exponentiation is in, as in pow(x,y). Of course, you could write pow(x, pow(y,z)) (or something similar, depending on you or your language interpret the operator) to show this task's intention, but there is no ambiguity in function calls. Whereas, 5**3**2 is swimming with vagueness. -- Gerard Schildberger (talk) 19:09, 18 March 2014 (UTC)