your first and second examples are different from each other. -2^2 and 0-2^2 are logically the same, whereas the second example, you're stating first -9-16 versus 16-9 those two statements should and do produce different results. nk On Nov 27, 2005, at 6:44 AM, Doug McNutt wrote: > Wow. This is getting long. Let's ask what OS neXt calculator gets for: > > -2^2 > > and does it get the same for > > 0 - 2^2 > > where ^ is the exponential and not a bitwise exclusive OR? > > Is -3^2-4^2 the same as -4^2-3^2 ? > -- > > Applescript syntax is like English spelling: > Roughly, but not thoroughly, thought through. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20051127/3189d3fa/attachment.html