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==as a test...==
Does <big> ''As a test, you <u>can</u> calculate ···'' </big> to be taken literally, or should it be inferred that it '''is''' to be the test? The underscoring was added by me. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 01:47, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
Do you mean the '''test''' is the algorithm to be used, or just a suggestion that that's '''the''' method (or '''a''' method) to be used? -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 01:47, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
:Perhaps this is misleading. It certainly should not be the '''only''' test.
How should entries handle the case of a zero root? -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 01:47, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
:Uncertain about that - ideas?
In the task's requirements, it's mentioned that '''N''' is an integer. If '''N''' is negative, it means that the resultant root is the reciprocal of the abs('''N''')<sup>th</sup> root. Is this the intent of the task? -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 01:56, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
:I would change that to "non-negative integer".
In the interim, for the REXX computer language entry, I used a general-purpose integer root (of any number) which bypasses the problem of multiplying a number by a gihugeic number to get around the problems with handling a decimal fraction. The numbers being passed to the '''iRoot''' function could mimic the suggested method if required.
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