>> long time.
>>
>>
>> -thomas
>>
>>
> No, it's not surprising. At least to me...
> In the country where I grew up, I've been teached that -x^2 means -(x^2)
> not (-x)^2 ;-)
>
> H.
>
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George Casella
>> long time.
>>
>>
>> -thomas
>>
>>
> No, it's not surprising. At least to me...
> In the country where I grew up, I've been teached that -x^2 means -(x^2)
> not (-x)^2 ;-)
>
> H.
>
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George Casella
hi - in version 2.1 the command
>-2^2
gives
-4
as the answer. (-2)^2 is evaluated correctly.
Cheers,
George Casella
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