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[Caml-list] failwith, raise and type inference

Paul Guyot
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      - Jacques Garrigue
        
        Issac Trotts
        
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        Eric C. Cooper
        
        Christophe TROESTLER
        
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Date:	-- (:)
From:	Christophe TROESTLER <debian00@t...>
Subject:	Re: [Caml-list] failwith, raise and type inference

> --- Pierre Weis <pierre.weis@inria.fr> wrote:
> > [...]
> > Operator precedence in Caml has been carefully crafted, you should

Well I have a little question on this.  The guide says "Arithmetic
operators: the same rules as in mathematics." but

-. 3.**2.

returns 9. while in math -x^2 means -(x^2) and not (-x)^2 !  I am
curious why such an oddity.

Cheers,
ChriS

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