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From: jdevoto@Apple.COM (Jeanne A. E. DeVoto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: <None>
Summary: exponentiation operator is "^"
Keywords: Y to the X Functions
Message-ID: <48507@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 91 06:39:18 GMT
References: <91025.083058KERSAVAG@psuvm.psu.edu> <1991Jan25.163233.27552@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <1991Jan25.163233.27552@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
sav1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sean A Varah) writes:
>I'm looking for a math function, Y to the X (I can't do superscript).
>exp, exp1, and exp2 don't do it.  Is there any Math XFCNs out there?

No need for an XFCN. The HyperTalk operator for exponentiation is the
caret "^" (shift-6) and works like any other binary operator, e.g.

  get 2^3  -- puts "8" into it
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