Re:

[KHMan <keinhong@...>]

Ralph Hempel wrote:
> XenoLiz wrote:
>> Hm.
>> |   Lua 5.1.2  Copyright (C) 1994-2007 Lua.org, PUC-Rio
>> |    > two,m_two=2,-2 print(-2^2, -two^2, m_two^2)
>> |    -4      -4      4
>>  
>> Why was over estimated priority?
> 
> because ^ binds higher than - and you are calculating
> 
> -(2^2) which is now and has always been -4

Also, the negative sign should always be considered a unary
operator, (and the only thing with a higher priority is ^) not the
negative sign of a negative number.

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Cheers,
Kein-Hong Man (esq.)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia