in reply to 0**0
0**0 in maths is not defined, but it would be nice if it was 1.
I think Perl contributes to this.
I think Perl contributes to this.
Google gives some interesting links:
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.0.to.0.power.html
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/10005.3-5.shtml
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