Cleared that right up.

> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:48:21 +0000
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Bug 526231] Re: gcalc thinks 20^Y^1^(ANY) is merely to power of y
> 
> 20^2^1^2 = 20^((2^1)^2) = 400
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation#Identities_and_properties
> 
> ** Changed in: gcalctool (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Invalid
> 
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> gcalc thinks 20^Y^1^(ANY) is merely to power of y
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526231
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> Status in “gcalctool” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> 
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gcalctool
> 
> X^Y^1^(ANY) is taken as X to the power of Y, such as: 20^2^1^2 = 400 and 
> 2^2^1^2 = 4.  This behavior seems to continue indefinitely with 'nested' 
> exponents.
> 
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gcalctool
> Package: gcalctool 5.26.0-0ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gcalctool
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-17-generic i686
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