Re: why the overflow problems when using assigned values a,b,c vs. actual numbers?
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg47287] Re: why the overflow problems when using assigned values a,b,c vs. actual numbers?
- From: lalu_bhatt at yahoo.com (Bhuvanesh)
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 03:30:45 -0500 (EST)
- References: <c3udjo$9oa$1@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
angelomuscat at hotmail.com (Angelomuscot) wrote: > In[4]:= > a^b^c > > From In[4]:= > \!\(\* > RowBox[{\(General::"ovfl"\), \(\(:\)\(\ \)\), "\<\"Overflow occurred in > computation. \\!\\(\\* > ButtonBox[\\\"More?\\\", ButtonStyle->\\\"RefGuideLinkText\\\", \ > ButtonFrame->None, ButtonData:>\\\"General::ovfl\\\"]\\)\"\>"}]\) > > Out[4]= > Overflow[] a^b^c is interpreted as a^(b^c), in accordance with standard mathematical convention. To get what you want, use (a^b)^c instead. Bhuvanesh, Wolfram Research. -- Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed herein are my own and not necessarily those of Wolfram Research.