Nov. 1, 2007
1:20 p.m.
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007, Timothy Hochberg apparently wrote:
because M**n results in the matrix power of n. It would be confusing if n**M did a broadcast element wise power.
In an attempt to summarize: scalar to a matrix power 1. may have been overlooked, or may have been omitted as confusing 2. if overlooked there are two possible answers as to what it could reasonably be a. a**m = exp(ln(a)*m) natural definition b. a**m = a**m.A broadcasting In languages that provide an answer, I have the impression that the answer is usually (b). (E.g., GAUSS.) However perhaps in NumPy this is the least interesting way to go? But it is what I was expecting. Cheers, Alan Isaac