On Jan 23, 2008, at 5:26 PM, Ted Kosan wrote:
> > Mike wrote: > >> It is due to the fact that ^ has a higher precedence than - in >> Python. >> n(-1^(1/3)) is the same as n((-1^(1/3))). > > Okay, here is how I ran into this: > > https://sage.ssu.portsmouth.oh.us:9000/home/pub/21/ > > What I expected to get was -1.44224957030741. Which result should > it produce? As MikeH noted, it's dictated by Python's precedence rules: the "phrase" '-1^(1/3)' is by definition interpreted to mean '-(1^ (1/3))', which is '-1'. Unless you can somehow finagle Sage into producing a cube root of unity from '1' :-} Justin -- Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon-At-Large Institute for the Enhancement of the Director's Income -------- Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. -------- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
