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/** @author  John Miller
 *  @version 1.0
 *  @date    Mon Nov 14 2:34:38 EST 2011
 *  @see     LICENSE (MIT style license file).
 *  @see     http://www.scala-lang.org/node/724
 */

package scalation.math

// import scala.language.implicitConversions

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/** This class defines an expontiation operator '~^' for Doubles.
 *  @param x  the base
 */
case class DoubleWithExp (x: Double)
{
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    /** Exponentiation operator for scala Doubles (x ~^ y).
     *  @param y  the exponent
     */
    def ~^ (y: Double) = math.pow (x, y)

} // DoubleWithExp class


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/** Implicit conversion from Double to DoubleWithExp allowing '~^' to be applied
 *  to Doubles.
 */
object DoubleWithExp
{
    implicit def doubleWithExp (d: Double) = DoubleWithExp (d)

} // DoubleWithExp object


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/** This object is used to test the DoubleWithExp class.
 */
object DoubleWithExpTest extends App
{
    import DoubleWithExp._
    println (2. ~^ 3.)

} // DoubleWithExpTest object