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A case against the x<>y key
05-10-2015, 02:32 PM
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RE: A case against the x<>y key
(05-10-2015 10:43 AM)hansklav Wrote:  
(05-10-2015 02:20 AM)Mark Hardman Wrote:  Your point is valid. But, why do you feel that a negative b term (-b) is even necessary?

Simply let the stack do its job:

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Y^X
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x
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etc.

"Inside out, left to right"

Well, as Paul Dale pointed out, on a four level stack RPN calculator then you will run into trouble (stack overflow, leading to a wrong answer, without warning), unless, of course, you make use of STO and RCL.

Hans

No you don't.

You say you've written a tutorial on RPN?

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A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-09-2015, 10:49 PM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Les Bell - 05-10-2015, 12:56 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-10-2015, 10:25 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-10-2015, 10:37 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-10-2015, 10:43 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-10-2015, 02:32 PM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-10-2015, 03:51 PM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-11-2015, 12:09 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Les Bell - 05-11-2015, 12:24 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Mark Hardman - 05-10-2015 02:32 PM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Les Bell - 05-11-2015, 12:20 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Tugdual - 05-10-2015, 04:06 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - d b - 05-10-2015, 05:16 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-10-2015, 10:59 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-10-2015, 09:37 PM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Les Bell - 05-11-2015, 03:39 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-11-2015, 09:41 PM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Les Bell - 05-11-2015, 04:18 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Les Bell - 05-11-2015, 06:10 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - RMollov - 05-11-2015, 09:49 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Les Bell - 05-11-2015, 10:27 PM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - hansklav - 05-17-2015, 10:49 PM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - d b - 05-12-2015, 12:35 AM
RE: A case against the x<>y key - Les Bell - 05-12-2015, 01:41 AM



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