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  Re: power notation change in POV3.6?  
From: Trevor G Quayle
Date: 21 Sep 2006 12:05:00
Message: <web.4512b824c43a9bccc150d4c10@news.povray.org>
"Data Banks" <da_### [at] ihugcomau> wrote:
> > Yes, you've got it now.  This was changed quite awhile ago for reasons
> > that
> > esacape me at the moment.
> > -tgq
> >
> I thought I'd post the question, but while I waited I decided I'd re-read
> the manual (catch up on some of the changes since I started learning with
> 3.1) and found it. I'll get used to it but I did like the ^ version
> personally

I liked it too and never had a problem with precedence order: when in doubt,
use brackets to force precedence.  I usually use brackets where not
necessary anyways to make equations easier to parse quickly visually when
looking at them.

-tgq


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