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Ticket 79: rational-expt

2011-01-24 07:02:32
WG1 - Numerics
alexshinn
major
cowan
wontfix
source
closed
2010-09-07 07:52:22
defect

Often a rational-only exponentiation function is useful; that is, a rational number raised to an integer power. Should we add this procedure to the core so that exponentiation is available even if inexact rationals are not provided or not imported?

alexshinn
2010-11-15 10:21:49
descriptionOften a rational-only exponentiation function is useful; that is, a rational number raised to an integer power. I propose adding this procedure to the core so that exponentiation is available even if inexact rationals are not provided or not imported.Often a rational-only exponentiation function is useful; that is, a rational number raised to an integer power. Should we add this procedure to the core so that exponentiation is available even if inexact rationals are not provided or not imported?
alexshinn
2010-11-15 10:22:18

I don't understand the motivation - why we can't use expt?

alexshinn
2010-11-15 10:22:33
descriptionOften a rational-only exponentiation function is useful; that is, a rational number raised to an integer power. Should we add this procedure to the core so that exponentiation is available even if inexact rationals are not provided or not imported? Often a rational-only exponentiation function is useful; that is, a rational number raised to an integer power. Should we add this procedure to the core so that exponentiation is available even if inexact rationals are not provided or not imported?
cowan
2011-01-24 07:02:32
resolution␣wontfix
statusnewclosed

WG1 chose not to provide this.