"Ethan Hammond" <eshammond@worldnet.att.net> squawked:
> "5parrow" <mail.gatech@gtg692n.edu> wrote in message
> >
> > Not exactly; algebraic terms are not the only usage. One might conceive
> > of a hypothetical computer language which indeed used the ^ sign for
> > powers, and hence which would make the above syntax correct.
> >
> > By your definition (Pen)^2 = PenPen. Officially, however, IIRC its name
> > is Pen-Pen. Therefore the simplest form is not (Pen)^2, but rather just
> > "0". Same for Nuku^2... oops, I mean 0.
> 
> Plus its not like we came up with the Nuku^2 thing.  It was used by
> official sources first.

Same with Pen^2.


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