[OASIS Issue Tracker] Commented: (OFFICE-1469) Public Comment:[office-formula] Domain problems with exponential operator andfunctionPOWER

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Robert Weir  commented on OFFICE-1469:
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XForms 1.1, which was recently approved by the W3C, added a power() function, allowing it to calculate things like compound interest.  XForms defines the function as:

7.7.6 The power() Function

number power(number, number)

Raises the first argument to the power of the second argument, returning the result. If the calculation does not result in a real number, then NaN is returned.

http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms11/#fn-power

I wonder if that is sufficient?  I know it doesn't tell you exactly what range of parameters will work, but that is going to be implementation-defined in any case.

> Public Comment: [office-formula] Domain problems with exponential operator and functionPOWER
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>
>                 Key: OFFICE-1469
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/OFFICE-1469
>             Project: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: OpenFormula
>    Affects Versions: ODF 1.2
>            Reporter: Robert Weir 
>            Assignee: Robert Weir 
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: ODF 1.2 Part 2 CD 1
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>
> Copied from office-comment list
> Original author: Regina Henschel <rb.henschel@t-online.de> 
> Original date: 15 Apr 2009 10:17:12 -0000
> Original URL: http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office-comment/200904/msg00023.html

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