>>>-2**2
>>>
>>>what the answer... I lost my bet with my secondary schoolgirl daughter... :(
>>4
>
>VFP says 4 but online math calculator, my math. eng. friend and my daughter say -4... :(
Probably it has been said already as I am not following the thread, but -2**2 = -2*-2 =4
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