"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.

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