[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
This isn't a bug so much as what would likely be a significant enhancement request. This would require the implementation of complex numbers in gcalctool. A brief explaination: fractional exponents are the same as exponentiated roots, (not sure if I have the terminology right there). for example

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
Not a bug, this would require complex numbers which are outside the scope of gcalctool. ** Changed in: gcalctool (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288446 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-24 Thread StatusWoe
While you are correct in saying that the odd roots will give a single, non-complex answer I'm not sure how one would go about identifying the odd roots in a reasonable, consistent fashion. I would assume that the bracketed exponent is evaluated initially to a decimal. For the most part you could i

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
This isn't a bug so much as what would likely be a significant enhancement request. This would require the implementation of complex numbers in gcalctool. A brief explaination: fractional exponents are the same as exponentiated roots, (not sure if I have the terminology right there). for example

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
Not a bug, this would require complex numbers which are outside the scope of gcalctool. ** Changed in: gcalctool (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288446 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-24 Thread StatusWoe
While you are correct in saying that the odd roots will give a single, non-complex answer I'm not sure how one would go about identifying the odd roots in a reasonable, consistent fashion. I would assume that the bracketed exponent is evaluated initially to a decimal. For the most part you could i

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
This isn't a bug so much as what would likely be a significant enhancement request. This would require the implementation of complex numbers in gcalctool. A brief explaination: fractional exponents are the same as exponentiated roots, (not sure if I have the terminology right there). for example

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
Not a bug, this would require complex numbers which are outside the scope of gcalctool. ** Changed in: gcalctool (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288446 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-24 Thread StatusWoe
While you are correct in saying that the odd roots will give a single, non-complex answer I'm not sure how one would go about identifying the odd roots in a reasonable, consistent fashion. I would assume that the bracketed exponent is evaluated initially to a decimal. For the most part you could i

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
This isn't a bug so much as what would likely be a significant enhancement request. This would require the implementation of complex numbers in gcalctool. A brief explaination: fractional exponents are the same as exponentiated roots, (not sure if I have the terminology right there). for example

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
Not a bug, this would require complex numbers which are outside the scope of gcalctool. ** Changed in: gcalctool (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288446 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-24 Thread StatusWoe
While you are correct in saying that the odd roots will give a single, non-complex answer I'm not sure how one would go about identifying the odd roots in a reasonable, consistent fashion. I would assume that the bracketed exponent is evaluated initially to a decimal. For the most part you could i

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
This isn't a bug so much as what would likely be a significant enhancement request. This would require the implementation of complex numbers in gcalctool. A brief explaination: fractional exponents are the same as exponentiated roots, (not sure if I have the terminology right there). for example

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
Not a bug, this would require complex numbers which are outside the scope of gcalctool. ** Changed in: gcalctool (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288446 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-24 Thread StatusWoe
While you are correct in saying that the odd roots will give a single, non-complex answer I'm not sure how one would go about identifying the odd roots in a reasonable, consistent fashion. I would assume that the bracketed exponent is evaluated initially to a decimal. For the most part you could i

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
This isn't a bug so much as what would likely be a significant enhancement request. This would require the implementation of complex numbers in gcalctool. A brief explaination: fractional exponents are the same as exponentiated roots, (not sure if I have the terminology right there). for example

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-23 Thread StatusWoe
Not a bug, this would require complex numbers which are outside the scope of gcalctool. ** Changed in: gcalctool (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288446 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 288446] Re: Cannot do odd roots of negative numbers.

2008-10-24 Thread StatusWoe
While you are correct in saying that the odd roots will give a single, non-complex answer I'm not sure how one would go about identifying the odd roots in a reasonable, consistent fashion. I would assume that the bracketed exponent is evaluated initially to a decimal. For the most part you could i