Does this answer the question?
julia> Base.parse("1782.^12. + 1841.^12.")
:(1782 .^ 12.0 + 1841 .^ 12.0)
julia> Base.parse("1782.^12.+1841.^12.")
:(1782 .^ 12 .+ 1841 .^ 12.0)
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 3:18:11 PM UTC+2, David Gleich wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me a quick explanation for why these statements seem to
> parse differently?
>
> julia> 1782.^12. + 1841.^12.
>
> 2.5412102586145895e39
>
>
>
> julia> 1782.^12.+1841.^12.
>
> 1.5158124229919557e39
>
> Thanks!
>
> David Gleich
>
