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From: tgg@hou5e.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Numerical C
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Date: Tue, 24-Apr-84 10:53:28 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 24 10:53:28 1984
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I'll be brash (i.e., not look in K&R) and say that '!', used as a dyodic
operation, could be used as expnentiation. It even looks nice and it's better
than a function because the compiler can cast as needed to mix types. Note
that the expedient
	#define	power(a,b)	pow( (double) (a), (double) (b) )
will promote lessors to doubles, it won't recognise situations that don't
require promotion.
	Tom Gulvin	AT&T ISL - soon to be Silicon Valley.