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Subject: [Caml-list] How standard is exponentiation in ocaml?

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Hello,

How standard is exponentiation in ocaml?

Specifically, is the result of
(**): float -> float -> float
guaranteed to be the same for the same input regardless of the compiler's
version?

Are any number of digits guaranteed to be correct? In which case I could
truncate.

I do not care too much about exactitude, but I need the operation's
semantic to be exactly defined.

Best,
Arthur

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<p dir="ltr">Hello,</p>
<p dir="ltr">How standard is exponentiation in ocaml?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Specifically, is the result of<br>
 (**): float -&gt; float -&gt; float<br>
guaranteed to be the same for the same input regardless of the compiler&#39;s version?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Are any number of digits guaranteed to be correct? In which case I could truncate.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I do not care too much about exactitude, but I need the operation&#39;s semantic to be exactly defined.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Best,<br>
Arthur</p>

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