Re: Order of operations (was: Eigenvalues &/or eigenvectors, anyone?)
Re: Order of operations (was: Eigenvalues &/or eigenvectors, anyone?)
- Subject: Re: Order of operations (was: Eigenvalues &/or eigenvectors, anyone?)
- From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 20:42:04 -0700
On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 08:31 PM, Michael Kelly wrote:
Try "set power to -2^2" to get an idea of the mathematical ability of
AS.
Wow. I am both horrified and intrigued. Is there an actual reason for
this, or did some bored Apple tech just decide to change the order of
operations to mess with people's minds?
the "-" in "-2" is not an operand; it is part of the value of negative
2, so the value equates to (-2)^2. Compare that with 0-2^2, which
equates to 0 - (2^2).
--Michelle
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