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Re: Table 4 proposal version 0.2...



On 2012-04-05 13:26:05 -0400, Michel Hack wrote:
> John Pryce wrote:
> > ... P1788's current powr(x,p,q) = x?(p/q).
> > We should rename that.  How about "powrat"?
> 
> How about "powq"?  Sounds a bit more palatable,
> and we do use Q for the Rationals.

Yes, a bit like what is done in GMP and MPFR.

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