[cfp-interest 3706] Re: compoundn(0,n)

Jim Thomas jaswthomas at sbcglobal.net
Fri Nov 7 07:35:32 PST 2025


This case is specified explicitly in ISO/IEC 60559, and Annex F does include similar cases, e.g.  exp(+/-0) is 1.

Are there other such cases?

Are there exact cases not mentioned in ISO/IEC 60559 because the exactness is implied by correct rounding that should be added to F.10?

- Jim Thomas

> On Nov 6, 2025, at 11:58 AM, Mike Cowlishaw <mfc at speleotrove.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Is it worthwhile adding to F.10.4.2
>>> compoundn(0,n) is 1 for any n
>> 
>> It seems like an unwanted complication but I could be wrong.
> 
> Why 'unwanted'?
> 
> Mike
> 
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