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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/func.sgml | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml index e833be8f96b..f62c33e5c71 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml @@ -988,16 +988,23 @@ repeat('Pg', 4) <returnvalue>PgPgPgPg</returnvalue> <returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue> </para> <para> - Exponentiation (unlike typical mathematical practice, multiple uses of - <literal>^</literal> will associate left to right) + Exponentiation </para> <para> <literal>2 ^ 3</literal> <returnvalue>8</returnvalue> </para> <para> + Unlike typical mathematical practice, multiple uses of + <literal>^</literal> will associate left to right by default: + </para> + <para> <literal>2 ^ 3 ^ 3</literal> <returnvalue>512</returnvalue> + </para> + <para> + <literal>2 ^ (3 ^ 3)</literal> + <returnvalue>134217728</returnvalue> </para></entry> </row> |