# to the nth power

[Doug McDonald]

In article <1990Nov1.232830.17131 at NCoast.ORG> catfood at NCoast.ORG (Mark W. Schumann) writes:
>In article <9750 at helios.TAMU.EDU> randy at cs.tamu.edu (Randy Hutson) writes:
>>In article <15984 at mentor.cc.purdue.edu-> edgincd2 at mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Chris Edgington *Computer Science Major*) writes:
>>->In article <90305.005050CJH101 at psuvm.psu.edu->, CJH101 at psuvm.psu.edu (Carl J. Hixon) writes:
>>->-> I appologize for bothering you computer wizards with such an elementary
>>->-> question but, I'm floundering.  Why am I unable to find an opperator which
>>->-> raises a number to a power. (The fortran equivalent of x**n)  


The original poster said he was looking for an **operator**, not
a function. Now, a function (inlined or not) may or may not make
him happy.

Doug McDonald