perl -we "$x="LanX"; print ($x * 3);" Argument "LanX" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at -e line 1. 0 perl -we "$x="LanX"; print ($x % 3);" Argument "LanX" isn't numeric in modulus (%) at -e line 1. 0 perl -we "$x="LanX"; print (3^$x);" Argument "LanX" isn't numeric in bitwise xor (^) at -e line 1. 3 perl -we "$x="LanX"; print (3**$x);" Argument "LanX" isn't numeric in exponentiation (**) at -e line 1. 1