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9 lines
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x@(Float traits) raisedTo: y@(Float traits)
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"Implements floating-point exponentiation in terms of the natural logarithm
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and exponential primitives - this is generally faster than the naive method."
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[
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y isZero ifTrue: [^ x unit].
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x isZero \/ [y isUnit] ifTrue: [^ x].
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(x ln * y) exp
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].
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