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Subject: Re: Dumb Question - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 22:35:24 EST
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uiuccsb!leimkuhl    Feb 27 13:42:00 1984



	The operator ^ is non-associative, so a^b^c has no meaning--
 	you must specify the order in which the operations are to be
	performed.

	Perhaps this answers your questions: a^(b^c) != (a^b)^c.

Ben Leimkuhler