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* [Caml-list] ** and -. precedence
@ 2002-09-26 20:18 Christophe TROESTLER
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From: Christophe TROESTLER @ 2002-09-26 20:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hi all,

I was wondering whether there is a reason for the relative precedence
of "-." and "**".  This is because with the current rules

   -. x**2.

means (-. x)**2. instead of -.(x**2.).  However, from a mathematical
point of view,

  -x^2

means -(x^2) and never (-x)^2 ...

Actually, if nobody objects, I would be in favor of permuting the
precedences so -. x**2. actually means -.(x**2.) --- in accordance to
the usual mathematical syntax.

Cheers,
ChriS
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