Re: odd result with complex / numerical v:(-1)^(%i*%pi)^(-1)

Raymond Toy <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:52:51 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mathematics.maxima.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 4/28/26 12:28 PM, Richard Fateman wrote:

> v:(-1)^(%i*%pi)^(-1);
>
> realpart(v);
> v,numer,float;
> realpart(%);
> %,numer;
>
I think this is just one of the long list of quirks in how numer and 
float are treated. I remember discussions about this on the list, 
probably from Stavros and others. I don’t think we ever came to a 
conclusion on how this is supposed to work.

&#8203;

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