From: daniel@...42.com Date: 2020-11-13T16:59:35+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:100834] [Ruby master Bug#17318] Raising float to the power of other issue Issue #17318 has been updated by Dan0042 (Daniel DeLorme). Also see #16677 w/r edge cases. -0.4**0.9 #=> -0.4383832905540869 -0.4.to_f**0.9 #=> (-0.416927285116376+0.13546788683122327i) -(0.4).to_f**0.9 #=> -0.4383832905540869 ---------------------------------------- Bug #17318: Raising float to the power of other issue https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17318#change-88476 * Author: deXterbed (Manoj Mishra) * Status: Rejected * Priority: Normal * ruby -v: 2.6.3 * Backport: 2.5: UNKNOWN, 2.6: UNKNOWN, 2.7: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- Raising a negative float to another float results in a complex number. Interestingly, doing the same thing without using variables works fine! Sample Snippet: $ irb 2.6.3 :001 > x=-0.4790529833050308 => -0.4790529833050308 2.6.3 :002 > y=0.9918032786885246 => 0.9918032786885246 2.6.3 :003 > x**y => (-0.48179173935576963+0.012409246172848264i) 2.6.3 :004 > -0.4790529833050308**0.9918032786885246 => -0.4819515219418196 -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: