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Tropical algebra overloading

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Task
Tropical algebra overloading
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.

In algebra, a max tropical semiring (also called a max-plus algebra) is the semiring (ℝ ∪ -Inf, ⊕, ⊗) containing the ring of real numbers ℝ augmented by negative infinity, the max function (returns the greater of two real numbers), and addition.

In max tropical algebra, x ⊕ y = max(x, y) and x ⊗ y = x + y. The identity for ⊕ is -Inf (the max of any number with -infinity is that number), and the identity for ⊗ is 0.

Task
  • Define functions or, if the language supports the symbols as operators, operators for ⊕ and ⊗ that fit the above description. If the language does not support ⊕ and ⊗ as operators but allows overloading operators for a new object type, you may instead overload + and * for a new min tropical albrbraic type. If you cannot overload operators in the language used, define ordinary functions for the purpose.

Show that 2 ⊗ -2 is 0, -0.001 ⊕ -Inf is -0.001, 0 ⊗ -Inf is -Inf, 1.5 ⊕ -1 is 1.5, and -0.5 ⊗ 0 is -0.5.

  • Define exponentiation as serial ⊗, and in general that a to the power of b is a * b, where a is a real number and b must be a positive integer. Use either ↑ or similar up arrow or the carat ^, as an exponentiation operator if this can be used to overload such "exponentiation" in the language being used. Calculate 5 ↑ 7 using this definition.
  • Max tropical algebra is distributive, so that
  a ⊗ (b ⊕ c) equals a ⊗ b ⊕ b ⊗ c, 

where ⊗ has precedence over ⊕. Demonstrate that 5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) equals 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7.

  • If the language used does not support operator overloading, you may use ordinary function names such as tropicalAdd(x, y) and tropicalMul(x, y).


See also


ALGOL 68

Algol 68 allows operator overloading and even re-defining the built in operators (though the latter is probably frowned on).
Either existing symbols or new symbols or "bold" (normally uppercase) words can be used. Unfortunately, (X) and (+) can't be used as operator symbols, so X is used for (X), + for (+) and ^ for exponentiaion. The standard + and ^ operators are redefined.

BEGIN # tropical algebra operator overloading #

    REAL minus inf = - max real;

    # we can't use (X) or (+) as operator symbols, however we can     #
    # overload + and use X                                            #
    # however is we overload the OP + (REAL,REAL)REAL, we need to     #
    # be able to access the original, hence this PROC and the         #
    # operators must be defined in a nested block                     #
    # note, redefining the + operator like this would probably be     #
    # frowned on                                                      #

    PROC real plus = ( REAL a, b )REAL: a + b;

    BEGIN
        PRIO  X = 7; # need to specify the precedence of a new dyadic #
                     # operator, X now has the same precedence as *   #
        OP    X = ( REAL a, b )REAL: real plus( a, b );
        OP    + = ( REAL a, b )REAL: IF a < b THEN b ELSE a FI;
        OP    ^ = ( REAL a, INT b )REAL:
            IF b < 1
            THEN print( ( "0 or -ve right operand for ""^""", newline ) ); stop
            ELSE a * b
            FI;
        # additional operators for integer operands                   #
        OP    X = ( INT a, REAL b )REAL: REAL(a) X      b;
        OP    X = ( REAL a, INT b )REAL: a       X REAL(b);
        OP    X = ( INT a,      b )REAL: REAL(a) X REAL(b);
CO      OP    + = ( INT a, REAL b )REAL: REAL(a) +      b; # not needed for the task # CO
        OP    + = ( REAL a, INT b )REAL: a       + REAL(b);
        OP    + = ( INT a,      b )REAL: REAL(a) + REAL(b);
        OP    ^ = ( INT a,      b )REAL: REAL(a) ^      b;
        # task test cases                                             #

        PROC check = ( REAL result, STRING expr, REAL expected )VOID:
             print( ( expr, IF result = expected THEN " is TRUE" ELSE " is FALSE ****" FI, newline ) );

        check( 2      X -2,        "2 (X) -2          = 0                  ",  0        );
        check( -0.001 + minus inf, "-0.001 (+) -Inf   = -0.001             ", -0.001    );
        check( 0      X minus inf, "0 (X) -Inf        = -Inf               ", minus inf );
        check( 1.5    + 1,         "1.5 (+) -1        = 1.5                ", 1.5       );
        check( -0.5   X 0,         "-0.5 (X) 0        = -0.5               ", -0.5      );
        print( ( "5 ^ 7: ", fixed( 5 ^ 7, -6, 1 ), newline ) );
        check( 5 X ( 8 + 7 ),      "5 (X) ( 8 (+) 7 ) = 5 (X) 8 (+) 5 (X) 7", 5 X 8 + 5 X 7 )
    END
END
Output:
2 (X) -2          = 0                   is TRUE
-0.001 (+) -Inf   = -0.001              is TRUE
0 (X) -Inf        = -Inf                is TRUE
1.5 (+) -1        = 1.5                 is TRUE
-0.5 (X) 0        = -0.5                is TRUE
5 ^ 7:   35.0
5 (X) ( 8 (+) 7 ) = 5 (X) 8 (+) 5 (X) 7 is TRUE

C#

Translation of: Java
using System;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var a = new Tropical(-2);
        var b = new Tropical(-1);
        var c = new Tropical(-0.5);
        var d = new Tropical(-0.001);
        var e = new Tropical(0);
        var f = new Tropical(1.5);
        var g = new Tropical(2);
        var h = new Tropical(5);
        var i = new Tropical(7);
        var j = new Tropical(8);
        var k = new Tropical(); // Represents -Inf

        Console.WriteLine("2 x -2 = " + g.Multiply(a));
        Console.WriteLine("-0.001 + -Inf = " + d.Add(k));
        Console.WriteLine("0 x -Inf = " + e.Multiply(k));
        Console.WriteLine("1.5 + -1 = " + f.Add(b));
        Console.WriteLine("-0.5 x 0 = " + c.Multiply(e));

        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine("5^7 = " + h.Power(7));

        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine("5 * ( 8 + 7 ) = " + h.Multiply(j.Add(i)));
        Console.WriteLine("5 * 8 + 5 * 7 = " + h.Multiply(j).Add(h.Multiply(i)));
    }
}

public class Tropical
{
    private double? number;

    public Tropical(double number)
    {
        this.number = number;
    }

    public Tropical()
    {
        this.number = null; // Represents -Inf
    }

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return number.HasValue ? ((int)number.Value).ToString() : "-Inf";
    }

    public Tropical Add(Tropical other)
    {
        if (!number.HasValue) return other;
        if (!other.number.HasValue) return this;

        return number > other.number ? this : other;
    }

    public Tropical Multiply(Tropical other)
    {
        if (number.HasValue && other.number.HasValue)
        {
            return new Tropical(number.Value + other.number.Value);
        }

        return new Tropical();
    }

    public Tropical Power(int exponent)
    {
        if (exponent <= 0)
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("Power must be positive", nameof(exponent));
        }

        Tropical result = this;
        for (int i = 1; i < exponent; i++)
        {
            result = result.Multiply(this);
        }

        return result;
    }
}
Output:
2 x -2 = 0
-0.001 + -Inf = 0
0 x -Inf = -Inf
1.5 + -1 = 1
-0.5 x 0 = 0

5^7 = 35

5 * ( 8 + 7 ) = 13
5 * 8 + 5 * 7 = 13

C++

#include <iostream>
#include <optional>

using namespace std;

class TropicalAlgebra
{
    // use an unset std::optional to represent -infinity
    optional<double> m_value;
    
public:
    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const TropicalAlgebra&);
    friend TropicalAlgebra pow(const TropicalAlgebra& base, unsigned int exponent) noexcept;
    
    // create a point that is initialized to -infinity
    TropicalAlgebra() = default;

    // construct with a value
    explicit TropicalAlgebra(double value) noexcept
        : m_value{value} {}

    // add a value to this one ( p+=q ).  it is common to also overload 
    // the += operator when overloading +
    TropicalAlgebra& operator+=(const TropicalAlgebra& rhs) noexcept
    {
        if(!m_value)
        {
            // this point is -infinity so the other point is max
            *this = rhs;
        }
        else if (!rhs.m_value)
        {
            // since rhs is -infinity this point is max
        }
        else
        {
            // both values are valid, find the max
            *m_value = max(*rhs.m_value, *m_value);
        }

        return *this;
    }
    
    // multiply this value by another (p *= q)
    TropicalAlgebra& operator*=(const TropicalAlgebra& rhs) noexcept
    {
        if(!m_value)
        {
            // since this value is -infinity this point does not need to be
            // modified
        }
        else if (!rhs.m_value)
        {
            // the other point is -infinity, make this -infinity too
            *this = rhs;
        }
        else
        {
            *m_value += *rhs.m_value;
        }

        return *this;
    }
};

// add values (p + q)
inline TropicalAlgebra operator+(TropicalAlgebra lhs, const TropicalAlgebra& rhs) noexcept
{
    // implemented using the += operator defined above
    lhs += rhs;
    return lhs;
}

// multiply values (p * q)
inline TropicalAlgebra operator*(TropicalAlgebra lhs, const TropicalAlgebra&  rhs) noexcept
{
    lhs *= rhs;
    return lhs;
}

// pow is the idomatic way for exponentiation in C++
inline TropicalAlgebra pow(const TropicalAlgebra& base, unsigned int exponent) noexcept
{
    auto result = base;
    for(unsigned int i = 1; i < exponent; i++)
    {
        // compute the power by successive multiplication 
        result *= base;
    }
    return result;
}

// print the point
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const TropicalAlgebra& pt)
{
    if(!pt.m_value) cout << "-Inf\n";
    else cout << *pt.m_value << "\n";
    return os;
}

int main(void) {
    const TropicalAlgebra a(-2);
    const TropicalAlgebra b(-1);
    const TropicalAlgebra c(-0.5);
    const TropicalAlgebra d(-0.001);
    const TropicalAlgebra e(0);
    const TropicalAlgebra h(1.5);
    const TropicalAlgebra i(2);
    const TropicalAlgebra j(5);
    const TropicalAlgebra k(7);
    const TropicalAlgebra l(8);
    const TropicalAlgebra m; // -Inf
    
    cout << "2 * -2 == " << i * a;
    cout << "-0.001 + -Inf == " << d + m;
    cout << "0 * -Inf == " << e * m;
    cout << "1.5 + -1 == " << h + b;
    cout << "-0.5 * 0 == " << c * e;
    cout << "pow(5, 7) == " << pow(j, 7);
    cout << "5 * (8 + 7)) == " << j * (l + k);
    cout << "5 * 8 + 5 * 7 == " << j * l + j * k;
}
Output:
2 * -2 == 0
-0.001 + -Inf == -0.001
0 * -Inf == -Inf
1.5 + -1 == 1.5
-0.5 * 0 == -0.5
pow(5, 7) == 35
5 * (8 + 7)) == 13
5 * 8 + 5 * 7 == 13


Factor

Works with: Factor version 0.99 2021-06-02
USING: io kernel math math.order present prettyprint sequences
typed ;

ALIAS:  max
ALIAS:  +
PREDICATE: posint < integer 0 > ;
TYPED:  ( x: real n: posint -- y: real ) * ;

: show ( quot -- )
    dup present rest but-last "⟶ " append write call . ; inline

{
    [ 2 -2  ]
    [ -0.001 -1/0.  ]
    [ 0 -1/0.  ]
    [ 1.5 -1  ]
    [ -0.5 0  ]
    [ 5 7  ]
    [ 8 7  5  ]
    [ 5 8  5 7   ]
    [ 8 7  5    5 8  5 7     = ]
} [ show ] each
Output:
 2 -2 ⊗ ⟶ 0
 -0.001 -1/0. ⊕ ⟶ -0.001
 0 -1/0. ⊗ ⟶ -1/0.
 1.5 -1 ⊕ ⟶ 1.5
 -0.5 0 ⊗ ⟶ -0.5
 5 7 ↑ ⟶ 35
 8 7 ⊕ 5 ⊗ ⟶ 13
 5 8 ⊗ 5 7 ⊗ ⊕ ⟶ 13
 8 7 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 5 8 ⊗ 5 7 ⊗ ⊕ = ⟶ t


FreeBASIC

Using preprocessor macros.

#define Inf 1e300 * 1e300
#define tropicalAdd(x,y) iif((x > y), (x), (y))
#define tropicalMul(x,y) (x + y)
#define tropicalExp(x,y) iif(int(y) > 0, (x * y), 0)

Print "tropicalMul(2,-2) = "; tropicalMul(2,-2)
Print "tropicalAdd(-0.001,-Inf) = "; tropicalAdd(-0.001,-Inf)
Print "tropicalMul(0,-Inf) = "; tropicalMul(0,-Inf)
Print "tropicalAdd(1.5,-1) = "; tropicalAdd(1.5,-1)
Print "tropicalMul(-0.5,0) = "; tropicalMul(-0.5,0)
Print "tropicalExp(5,7) = "; tropicalExp(5,7)
Print "tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) = "; tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7))
Print "tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)) = "; tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7))
Print "tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) = tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)) = "; _
CBool(tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) = tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)))

Sleep
Output:
tropicalMul(2,-2) =  0
tropicalAdd(-0.001,-Inf) = -0.001
tropicalMul(0,-Inf) = -1.#INF
tropicalAdd(1.5,-1) =  1.5
tropicalMul(-0.5,0) = -0.5
tropicalExp(5,7) =  35
tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) =  13
tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)) =  13
tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) = tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)) = true

Go

Translation of: Wren

Go doesn't support operator overloading so we need to use functions instead.

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "log"
    "math"
)

var MinusInf = math.Inf(-1)

type MaxTropical struct{ r float64 }

func newMaxTropical(r float64) MaxTropical {
    if math.IsInf(r, 1) || math.IsNaN(r) {
        log.Fatal("Argument must be a real number or negative infinity.")
    }
    return MaxTropical{r}
}

func (t MaxTropical) eq(other MaxTropical) bool {
    return t.r == other.r
}

// equivalent to ⊕ operator
func (t MaxTropical) add(other MaxTropical) MaxTropical {
    if t.r == MinusInf {
        return other
    }
    if other.r == MinusInf {
        return t
    }
    return newMaxTropical(math.Max(t.r, other.r))
}

// equivalent to ⊗ operator
func (t MaxTropical) mul(other MaxTropical) MaxTropical {
    if t.r == 0 {
        return other
    }
    if other.r == 0 {
        return t
    }
    return newMaxTropical(t.r + other.r)
}

// exponentiation function
func (t MaxTropical) pow(e int) MaxTropical {
    if e < 1 {
        log.Fatal("Exponent must be a positive integer.")
    }
    if e == 1 {
        return t
    }
    p := t
    for i := 2; i <= e; i++ {
        p = p.mul(t)
    }
    return p
}

func (t MaxTropical) String() string {
    return fmt.Sprintf("%g", t.r)
}

func main() {
    // 0 denotes ⊕ and 1 denotes ⊗
    data := [][]float64{
        {2, -2, 1},
        {-0.001, MinusInf, 0},
        {0, MinusInf, 1},
        {1.5, -1, 0},
        {-0.5, 0, 1},
    }
    for _, d := range data {
        a := newMaxTropical(d[0])
        b := newMaxTropical(d[1])
        if d[2] == 0 {
            fmt.Printf("%s ⊕ %s = %s\n", a, b, a.add(b))
        } else {
            fmt.Printf("%s ⊗ %s = %s\n", a, b, a.mul(b))
        }
    }

    c := newMaxTropical(5)
    fmt.Printf("%s ^ 7 = %s\n", c, c.pow(7))

    d := newMaxTropical(8)
    e := newMaxTropical(7)
    f := c.mul(d.add(e))
    g := c.mul(d).add(c.mul(e))
    fmt.Printf("%s ⊗ (%s ⊕ %s) = %s\n", c, d, e, f)
    fmt.Printf("%s ⊗ %s ⊕ %s ⊗ %s = %s\n", c, d, c, e, g)
    fmt.Printf("%s ⊗ (%s ⊕ %s) == %s ⊗ %s ⊕ %s ⊗ %s is %t\n", c, d, e, c, d, c, e, f.eq(g))
}
Output:
2 ⊗ -2 = 0
-0.001 ⊕ -Inf = -0.001
0 ⊗ -Inf = -Inf
1.5 ⊕ -1 = 1.5
-0.5 ⊗ 0 = -0.5
5 ^ 7 = 35
5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) = 13
5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 = 13
5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) == 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 is true

Haskell

Looks like the Haskell pretty printer thinks the single quote in 'Maxima begins a character constant.

{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds, DerivingVia, FlexibleInstances, StandaloneDeriving #-}

import Prelude hiding ((^))
import Data.Monoid (Sum(Sum))
import Data.Number.CReal (CReal)
import Data.Semiring (Semiring, (^), plus, times)
import Data.Semiring.Tropical (Tropical(..), Extrema(Maxima))

-- Create our max-plus semiring over the constructive reals (CReal), using the
-- Tropical type from the semirings package.  (We'll put all the boilerplate
-- code after the main function.)
-- 
-- 'Maxima indicates that our semiring is a max-plus semiring, where the plus
-- function is maximum, the times function is addition, and the Infinity
-- constructor is treated as -∞.

newtype MaxPlus = MaxPlus (Tropical 'Maxima CReal)

-- Symbolic aliases to satisfy the problem requirements.

(), () :: MaxPlus -> MaxPlus -> MaxPlus
() = plus
() = times

infixl 6 
infixl 7 

() :: Integral a => MaxPlus -> a -> MaxPlus
() = (^)

infixr 8 

main :: IO ()
main = do
  --          Description                  Equation             Expected Value
  test "2 ⊗ (-2) == 0"           (2  (-2))                  0
  test "-0.001 ⊕ -Inf == -0.001" (-0.001  MaxPlus Infinity) (-0.001)
  test "0 ⊗ -Inf == -Inf"        (0  MaxPlus Infinity)      (MaxPlus Infinity)
  test "1.5 ⊕ -1 == 1.5"         (1.5  (-1))                1.5
  test "-0.5 ⊗ 0 == -0.5"        ((-0.5)  0)                (-0.5)
  test "5 ↑ 7 == 35"             (5  7)                     35
  test "5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) == 13"       (5  (8  7))               13
  test "5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 == 13"     (5  8  5  7)             13

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- Boilerplate, utility functions, etc.

-- Bootstrap our way to having MaxPlus be a Semiring instance.  Also, derive
-- Eq and Ord instances.
deriving via (Sum CReal) instance Semigroup CReal
deriving via (Sum CReal) instance Monoid CReal
deriving via Tropical 'Maxima CReal instance Semiring MaxPlus
deriving via Tropical 'Maxima CReal instance Eq MaxPlus
deriving via Tropical 'Maxima CReal instance Ord MaxPlus

-- Create a Num instance for MaxPlus mostly so that we can use fromInteger and
-- negate.  This lets us treat the numeric literal -2, for example, as a value
-- in our semiring.
instance Num MaxPlus where
  (+) = plus
  (*) = times
  abs = opError "absolute value"
  signum (MaxPlus Infinity) = -1
  signum x = wrap . signum . unwrap $ x
  fromInteger = wrap . fromInteger
  negate (MaxPlus Infinity) = opError "negation of -Inf"
  negate x = wrap . negate . unwrap $ x

-- Similar to Num, this will let us treat numeric literals, like 0.001, as
-- MaxPlus values.
instance Fractional MaxPlus where
  fromRational = wrap . fromRational
  recip _ = opError "reciprocal"

instance Show MaxPlus where
  show (MaxPlus Infinity) = "-Inf"
  show x = show . unwrap $ x

-- Test two expressions for equality.
test :: String -> MaxPlus -> MaxPlus -> IO ()
test s actual expected = do
  putStr $ "Expecting " ++ s ++ ".  Got " ++ show actual ++ " "
  putStrLn $ if actual == expected then "✔" else "✘"

-- Utility functions.

wrap :: CReal -> MaxPlus
wrap = MaxPlus . Tropical

unwrap :: MaxPlus -> CReal
unwrap (MaxPlus (Tropical x)) = x
unwrap (MaxPlus Infinity) = error "can't convert -Inf to a CReal"

opError :: String -> a
opError op = error $ op ++ " is not defined on a max-plus semiring"
Output:
Expecting 2 ⊗ (-2) == 0.  Got 0.0 ✔
Expecting -0.001 ⊕ -Inf == -0.001.  Got -0.001 ✔
Expecting 0 ⊗ -Inf == -Inf.  Got -Inf ✔
Expecting 1.5 ⊕ -1 == 1.5.  Got 1.5 ✔
Expecting -0.5 ⊗ 0 == -0.5.  Got -0.5 ✔
Expecting 5 ↑ 7 == 35.  Got 35.0 ✔
Expecting 5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) == 13.  Got 13.0 ✔
Expecting 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 == 13.  Got 13.0 ✔

Java

import java.util.Optional;

public final class TropicalAlgebra {

	public static void main(String[] aArgs) {
		final Tropical a = new Tropical(-2);
		final Tropical b = new Tropical(-1);
		final Tropical c = new Tropical(-0.5);
		final Tropical d = new Tropical(-0.001);
		final Tropical e = new Tropical(0);
		final Tropical f = new Tropical(1.5);
		final Tropical g = new Tropical(2);
		final Tropical h = new Tropical(5);
		final Tropical i = new Tropical(7);
		final Tropical j = new Tropical(8);
		final Tropical k = new Tropical();
		
		System.out.println("2 x -2 = " + g.multiply(a));
		System.out.println("-0.001 + -Inf = " + d.add(k));
		System.out.println("0 x -Inf = " + e.multiply(k));
		System.out.println("1.5 + -1 = " + f.add(b));
		System.out.println("-0.5 x 0 = " + c.multiply(e));
		
		System.out.println();
		System.out.println("5^7 = " + h.power(7));		
		
		System.out.println();
		System.out.println("5 * ( 8 + 7 ) = " + h.multiply(j.add(i)));
		System.out.println("5 * 8 + 5 * 7 = " + h.multiply(j).add(h.multiply(i)));		
	}

}

final class Tropical {
	
	public Tropical(Number aNumber) {
		if ( aNumber == null ) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Number cannot be null");
		}
		
		optional = Optional.of(aNumber);
	}
	
	public Tropical() {
		optional = Optional.empty();
	}
	
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		if ( optional.isEmpty() ) {
			return "-Inf";
		}
	
		String value = String.valueOf(optional.get());
		final int index = value.indexOf(".");
		if ( index >= 0 ) {
			value = value.substring(0, index);
		}
		
		return value;
	}
	
	public Tropical add(Tropical aOther) {
		if ( aOther.optional.isEmpty() ) {
			return this;
		}
		
		if ( optional.isEmpty() ) {
			return aOther;
		}
		
		if ( optional.get().doubleValue() > aOther.optional.get().doubleValue() ) {
			return this;
		}		
		return aOther;
	}
	
	public Tropical multiply(Tropical aOther) {
		if ( optional.isPresent() && aOther.optional.isPresent() ) {
			double result = optional.get().doubleValue() + aOther.optional.get().doubleValue();			
			return new Tropical(result);
		}
		
		return new Tropical();
	}
	
	public Tropical power(int aExponent) {
		if ( aExponent <= 0 ) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Power must be positive");
		}
		
		Tropical result = this;;
	    for ( int i = 1; i < aExponent; i++ ) {
	        result = result.multiply(this);
	    }
	    
	    return result;
	}
	
	private Optional<Number> optional;
	
}
Output:
2 x -2 = 0
-0.001 + -Inf = -0
0 x -Inf = -Inf
1.5 + -1 = 1
-0.5 x 0 = -0

5^7 = 35

5 * ( 8 + 7 ) = 13
5 * 8 + 5 * 7 = 13

jq

Works with: jq

Also work with gojq subject to the qualifications described below.

In this entry, jq's support for "::" in definitions is used. This feature is not supported by gojq, so to adapt the following for gojq, one could either modify the names, or place the definitions in a module named `Tropical` and delete the "Tropical::" prefix within the module itself.

Since the jq values for plus and minus infinity are `infinite` and `-infinite` respectively, no special constructor for Tropical numbers is needed.

Note that in the following, no checks for the validity of inputs are included.

# ⊕ operator
def Tropical::add($other):
  [., $other] | max;

# ⊗ operator
def Tropical::mul($other):
  . + $other;

# Tropical exponentiation
def Tropical::exp($e):
   if ($e|type) == "number" and ($e | . == floor)
   then if ($e == 1) then .
        else . as $in
        | reduce range (2;1+$e) as $i (.; Tropical::mul($in))
        end
   else "Tropical::exp(\($e)): argument must be a positive integer." | error
   end ;

# pretty print a number as a Tropical number
def pp:
   if isinfinite then if . > 0 then "infinity" else "-infinity" end
   else .
   end;
   
def data: [
    [2, -2, "⊗"],
    [-0.001, -infinite, "⊕"],
    [0, -infinite, "⊗"],
    [1.5, -1, "⊕"],
    [-0.5, 0, "⊗"]
];

def task1:
  data[] as [$a, $b, $op]
  | if $op == "⊕"
    then "\($a|pp) ⊕ \($b|pp) = \($a | Tropical::add($b) | pp)"
    else
         "\($a|pp) ⊗ \($b|pp) = \($a | Tropical::mul($b) | pp)"
    end;

def task2:
  5 as $c
  | "\($c|pp) ^ 7 = \($c | Tropical::exp(7) | pp)";
  
def task3:
    5 as $c
  | 8 as $d
  | 7 as $e
  | ($c | Tropical::mul($d) | Tropical::add($e)) as $f
  | ($c | Tropical::mul($d) | Tropical::add( $c | Tropical::mul($e))) as $g
  | "\($c) ⊗ (\($d) ⊕ \($e)) = \($f | pp)",
    "\($c) ⊗ \($d) ⊕ \($c) ⊗ \($e) = \($g | pp)",
    "\($c) ⊗ (\($d) ⊕ \($e)) == \($c) ⊗ \($d) ⊕ \($c) ⊗ \($e) is \($f == $g)"   ;

task1, task2, task3
Output:

See e.g. Wren.

Julia

(x, y) = max(x, y)
(x, y) = x + y
(x, y) = (@assert round(y) == y && y > 0; x * y)

@show 2  -2
@show -0.001  -Inf
@show 0  -Inf
@show 1.5  -1
@show -0.5  0
@show 57
@show 5  (8  7)
@show 5  8  5  7
@show 5  (8  7) == 5  8  5  7
Output:
2 ⊗ -2 = 0
-0.001 ⊕ -Inf = -0.001
0 ⊗ -Inf = -Inf
1.5 ⊕ -1 = 1.5
-0.5 ⊗ 0 = -0.5
5 ↑ 7 = 35
5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) = 13
5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 = 13
5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) == 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 = true

Nim

We could define ⊕ and ⊗ as procedures but would have to use ⊕(a, b) and ⊗(a, b) instead of the more natural a ⊕ b and a ⊗ b. We preferred to define a type MaxTropical distinct of float. In Nim, it is possible to borrow operations from the parent type, which we did for operator `<=` (required by the standard max function), operator `==` needed for comparison and for function `$` to convert a value to its string representation. The ⊕ operator is then defined by overloading of the `+` operator and the ⊗ operator by overloading of the `*` operator.

We also defined the -Inf value as a constant, MinusInfinity.

import strformat

type MaxTropical = distinct float

const MinusInfinity = MaxTropical NegInf

# Borrowed functions.
func `<=`(a, b: MaxTropical): bool {.borrow.}   # required by "max".
func `==`(a, b: MaxTropical): bool {.borrow}
func `$`(a: MaxTropical): string {.borrow.}

# ⊕ operator.
func `+`(a, b: MaxTropical): MaxTropical = max(a, b)

# ⊗ operator.
func `*`(a, b: MaxTropical): MaxTropical = MaxTropical float(a) + float(b)

# ⊗= operator, used here for exponentiation.
func `*=`(a: var MaxTropical; b: MaxTropical) =
  float(a) += float(b)

# ↑ operator (this can be seen as an overloading of the ^ operator from math module).
func `^`(a: MaxTropical; b: Positive): MaxTropical =
  case b
  of 1: return a
  of 2: return a * a
  of 3: return a * a * a
  else:
    result = a
    for n in 2..b:
      result *= a


echo &"2 ⊗ -2 = {MaxTropical(2) * MaxTropical(-2)}"
echo &"-0.001 ⊕ -Inf = {MaxTropical(-0.001) + MinusInfinity}"
echo &"0 ⊗ -Inf = {MaxTropical(0) * MinusInfinity}"
echo &"1.5 ⊕ -1 = {MaxTropical(1.5) + MaxTropical(-1)}"
echo &"-0.5 ⊗ 0 = {MaxTropical(-0.5) * MaxTropical(0)}"
echo &"5↑7 = {MaxTropical(5)^7}"
echo()
let x = MaxTropical(5) * (MaxTropical(8) + MaxTropical(7))
let y = MaxTropical(5) * MaxTropical(8) + MaxTropical(5) * MaxTropical(7)
echo &"5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) = {x}"
echo &"5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 = {y}"
echo &"So 5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) equals 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 is {x == y}."
Output:
2 ⊗ -2 = 0.0
-0.001 ⊕ -Inf = -0.001
0 ⊗ -Inf = -inf
1.5 ⊕ -1 = 1.5
-0.5 ⊗ 0 = -0.5
5↑7 = 35.0

5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) = 13.0
5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 = 13.0
So 5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) equals 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 is true.

Phix

Phix does not support operator overloading. I trust max is self-evident, sq_add and sq_mul are existing wrappers to the + and * operators, admittedly with extra (sequence) functionality we don't really need here, but they'll do just fine.

with javascript_semantics
requires("1.0.1") -- (minor/backportable bugfix rqd to handling of -inf in printf[1])
constant tropicalAdd = max,
         tropicalMul = sq_add,
         tropicalExp = sq_mul,
         inf = 1e300*1e300

printf(1,"tropicalMul(2,-2) = %g\n",
         {tropicalMul(2,-2)})
printf(1,"tropicalAdd(-0.001,-inf) = %g\n",
         {tropicalAdd(-0.001,-inf)})
printf(1,"tropicalMul(0,-inf) = %g\n",
         {tropicalMul(0,-inf)})
printf(1,"tropicalAdd(1.5,-1) = %g\n",
         {tropicalAdd(1.5,-1)})
printf(1,"tropicalMul(-0.5,0) = %g\n",
         {tropicalMul(-0.5,0)})
printf(1,"tropicalExp(5,7) = %g\n",
         {tropicalExp(5,7)})
printf(1,"tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) = %g\n",
         {tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7))})
printf(1,"tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)) = %g\n",
         {tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7))})
printf(1,"tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) == tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)) = %t\n",
         {tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) == tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7))})

[1]This task exposed a couple of "and o!=inf" that needed to become "and o!=inf and o!=-inf" in builtins\VM\pprintfN.e - thanks!

Output:
tropicalMul(2,-2) = 0
tropicalAdd(-0.001,-inf) = -0.001
tropicalMul(0,-inf) = -inf
tropicalAdd(1.5,-1) = 1.5
tropicalMul(-0.5,0) = -0.5
tropicalExp(5,7) = 35
tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) = 13
tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)) = 13
tropicalMul(5,tropicalAdd(8,7)) == tropicalAdd(tropicalMul(5,8),tropicalMul(5,7)) = true

Python

from numpy import Inf

class MaxTropical:
    """
    Class for max tropical algebra.
    x + y is max(x, y) and X * y is x + y
    """
    def __init__(self, x=0):
        self.x = x

    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.x)

    def __add__(self, other):
        return MaxTropical(max(self.x, other.x))

    def __mul__(self, other):
        return MaxTropical(self.x + other.x)

    def __pow__(self, other):
        assert other.x // 1 == other.x and other.x > 0, "Invalid Operation" 
        return MaxTropical(self.x * other.x)

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return self.x == other.x


if __name__ == "__main__":
    a = MaxTropical(-2)
    b = MaxTropical(-1)
    c = MaxTropical(-0.5)
    d = MaxTropical(-0.001)
    e = MaxTropical(0)
    f = MaxTropical(0.5)
    g = MaxTropical(1)
    h = MaxTropical(1.5)
    i = MaxTropical(2)
    j = MaxTropical(5)
    k = MaxTropical(7)
    l = MaxTropical(8)
    m = MaxTropical(-Inf)

    print("2 * -2 == ", i * a)
    print("-0.001 + -Inf == ", d + m)
    print("0 * -Inf == ", e * m)
    print("1.5 + -1 == ", h + b)
    print("-0.5 * 0 == ", c * e)
    print("5**7 == ", j**k)
    print("5 * (8 + 7)) == ", j * (l + k))
    print("5 * 8 + 5 * 7 == ", j * l + j * k)
    print("5 * (8 + 7) == 5 * 8 + 5 * 7", j * (l + k) == j * l + j * k)
Output:
2 * -2 ==  0
-0.001 + -Inf ==  -0.001
0 * -Inf ==  -inf
1.5 + -1 ==  1.5
-0.5 * 0 ==  -0.5
5 ** 7 ==  35
5 * (8 + 7)) ==  13
5 * 8 + 5 * 7 ==  13
5 * (8 + 7) == 5 * 8 + 5 * 7 True

R

R's overloaded operators, denoted by %_%, have different precedence order than + and *, so parentheses are needed for the distributive example.

"%+%"<- function(x, y) max(x, y)

"%*%" <- function(x, y) x + y

"%^%" <- function(x, y) {
  stopifnot(round(y) == y && y > 0)
  x * y
}

cat("2 %*% -2 ==", 2 %*% -2, "\n")
cat("-0.001 %+% -Inf ==", 0.001 %+% -Inf, "\n")
cat("0 %*% -Inf ==", 0 %*% -Inf, "\n")
cat("1.5 %+% -1 ==", 1.5 %+% -1, "\n")
cat("-0.5 %*% 0 ==", -0.5 %*% 0, "\n")
cat("5^7 ==", 5 %^% 7, "\n")
cat("5 %*% (8 %+% 7)) ==", 5 %*% (8 %+% 7), "\n")
cat("5 %*% 8 %+% 5 %*% 7 ==", (5 %*% 8) %+% (5 %*% 7), "\n")
cat("5 %*% 8 %+% 5 %*% 7 == 5 %*% (8 %+% 7))", 5 %*% (8 %+% 7) == (5 %*% 8) %+% (5 %*% 7), "\n")
Output:
2 %*% -2 == 0
-0.001 %+% -Inf == 0.001
0 %*% -Inf == -Inf
1.5 %+% -1 == 1.5
-0.5 %*% 0 == -0.5
5^7 == 35
5 %*% (8 %+% 7)) == 13 
5 %*% 8 %+% 5 %*% 7 == 13
5 %*% 8 %+% 5 %*% 7 == 5 %*% (8 %+% 7)) TRUE

Raku

No need to overload, define our own operators with whatever precedence level we want. Here we're setting precedence equivalent to existing operators.

sub infix:<⊕> (Real $a, Real $b) is equiv(&[+]) { $a max $b }
sub infix:<⊗> (Real $a, Real $b) is equiv(&[×]) { $a + $b }
sub infix:<↑> (Real $a,  Int $b where * ≥ 0) is equiv(&[**]) { [⊗] $a xx $b }
 
use Test;
 
is-deeply(      2 ⊗ -2,        0, '2 ⊗ -2 == 0' );
is-deeply( -0.001 ⊕ -Inf, -0.001, '-0.001 ⊕ -Inf == -0.001' );
is-deeply(      0 ⊗ -Inf,   -Inf, '0 ⊗ -Inf == -Inf' );
is-deeply(    1.5 ⊕ -1,      1.5, '1.5 ⊕ -1 == 1.5' );
is-deeply(   -0.50,      -0.5, '-0.5 ⊗ 0 == -0.5' );
is-deeply(      57,        35, '5 ↑ 7 == 35' );
is-deeply( 5 ⊗ (87),  5857, '5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) == 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7');
is-deeply( 5766,     36, '5 ↑ 7 ⊕ 6 ↑ 6 == 36');
Output:
ok 1 - 2 ⊗ -2 == 0
ok 2 - -0.001 ⊕ -Inf == -0.001
ok 3 - 0 ⊗ -Inf == -Inf
ok 4 - 1.5 ⊕ -1 == 1.5
ok 5 - -0.5 ⊗ 0 == -0.5
ok 6 - 5 ↑ 7 == 35
ok 7 - 5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) == 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7
ok 8 - 5 ↑ 7 ⊕ 6 ↑ 6 == 36

REXX

REXX   doesn't support operator overloading,   so functions are needed to be used instead.

/*REXX pgm demonstrates max tropical semi─ring with overloading: topAdd, topMul, topExp.*/
call negInf;   @x= '(x)';   @a= '(+)';   @h= '(^)';   @e= 'expression';   @c= 'comparison'
numeric digits 1000                              /*be able to handle negative infinity. */
x=   2      ; y=   -2     ;  say is(@x)  LS(x)                 RS(y)           $Mul(x,y)
x=  -0.001  ; y=  nInf    ;  say is(@a)  LS(x)                 RS(y)           $Add(x,y)
x=   0      ; y=  nInf    ;  say is(@x)  LS(x)                 RS(y)           $Mul(x,y)
x=   1.5    ; y=   -1     ;  say is(@a)  LS(x)                 RS(y)           $Add(x,y)
x=  -0.5    ; y=    0     ;  say is(@x)  LS(x)                 RS(y)           $Mul(x,y)
x=   5      ; y=    7     ;  say is(@h)  LS(x)                 RS(y)           $Exp(x,y)
x=   5      ; y= $Add(8,7);  say is(@e)  LS(x  @x)             RS(@a"(8,7)")   $Mul(x,y)
x= $Mul(5,8); y= $Mul(5,7);  say is(@e)  LS(@x"(5,8)"  @a)     RS(@x'(5,7)')   $Add(x,y)
x=   5      ; y= $Add(8,7);      blanks= left('', 26)
a= $Mul(5,8); b= $Mul(5,7);  say is(@c)  LS(x  @x)     @a"(8,7)"       '   compared to'
                             say blanks  LS(@x"(5,8)")         RS(@a @x'(5,7)')   ,
                                                   $ToF( $Mul(x,y) == $Add(a,b) )
exit 0                                           /*stick a fork in it,  we're all done. */
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
ABnInf: if b==''  then b=a;  __= negInf();  _= nInf();  return a==__ | a==_ | b==__ | b==_
negInf: negInf= '-1e' || (digits()-1);  call nInf;  return negInf /*simulate a -∞ value.*/
nInf:   nInf= '-∞';                     return nInf         /*return the "diagraph": -∞ */
notNum: call sayErr "argument isn't numeric or minus infinity:", arg(1)    /*tell error.*/
is:     return 'max tropical' center(arg(1), 10)    "of"    /*center what is to be shown*/
LS:     return right( arg(1), 12)                 ' with '  /*pad  left─side of equation*/
RS:     return  left( arg(1), 12)                 ' ───► '  /* "  right─side "     "    */
sayErr: say;  say '***error***' arg(1) arg(2); say; exit 13 /*issue error message──►term*/
$Add:   procedure; parse arg a,b; return max(isRing(a),isRing(b)) /*simulate max add  ƒ */
$ToF:   procedure; parse arg ?; return word('false true',1+?)     /*return true │ false.*/
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
$Exp:   procedure; parse arg a,b; if ABnInf() then return _ /*return the "diagraph": -∞ */
        return isRing(a) * isRing(b)                        /*simulate exponentiation ƒ */
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
$Mul:   procedure; parse arg a,b; if ABnInf() then return _ /*return the "diagraph": -∞ */
        return isRing(a) + isRing(b)                        /*simulate multiplication ƒ */
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
isNum:  procedure; parse arg a,b; if ABnInf() then a= negInf()   /*replace  A  with -∞? */
        return datatype(a, 'Num')                           /*Arg numeric? Return 1 or 0*/
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
isRing: procedure; parse arg a,b; if ABnInf() then return negInf           /*return  -∞ */
        if isNum(a) | a==negInf()  then return a;  call notNum a           /*show error.*/
output   when using the internal default input:
max tropical    (x)     of            2  with  -2            ───►  0
max tropical    (+)     of       -0.001  with  -∞            ───►  -0.001
max tropical    (x)     of            0  with  -∞            ───►  -∞
max tropical    (+)     of          1.5  with  -1            ───►  1.5
max tropical    (x)     of         -0.5  with  0             ───►  -0.5
max tropical    (^)     of            5  with  7             ───►  35
max tropical expression of        5 (x)  with  (+)(8,7)      ───►  13
max tropical expression of (x)(5,8) (+)  with  (x)(5,7)      ───►  13
max tropical comparison of        5 (x)  with  (+)(8,7)    compared to
                               (x)(5,8)  with  (+) (x)(5,7)  ───►  true

RPL

RPL does not support operator overloading so we need to use functions instead. As all stack-driven languages, RPL requires the user to deal with operator precedence.

MAXR EVAL 'Inf' STO

≪ 1 3 START ROT EVAL NEXT 
   IF DUP ABS Inf == THEN SIGN 'Inf' * END
≫ ‘TropOp’ STO
 
≪ ≪ MAX ≫ TropOp ≫ ‘TPLUS’ STO
 
≪ ≪ + ≫ TropOp ≫ ‘TMULT’ STO

≪ ≪ * ≫ TropOp  ≫ ‘TPOWR’ STO
2 -2 TMULT
-0.001 -Inf TPLUS
0 -Inf TMULT
1.5 -1 TPLUS
0.5 0 TMULT
5 7 TPOWR
8 7 TPLUS 5 TMULT
5 8 TMULT 5 7 TMULT TPLUS
Output:
8: 0
7: -0.001
6: '-Inf'
5: 1.5
4: -0.5
3: 35
2: 13
1: 13


Rust

Translation of: Python
use std::f64::INFINITY;
use std::ops::{Add, Mul};

#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
struct MaxTropical {
    /// Class for max tropical algebra.
    /// x + y is max(x, y) and x * y is x + y
    x: f64,
}
impl MaxTropical {
    fn new(x: f64) -> Self {
        MaxTropical { x: x }
    }
    fn pow(self, other: MaxTropical) -> MaxTropical {
        MaxTropical {
            x: self.x * other.x,
        }
    }
}
impl Add<MaxTropical> for MaxTropical {
    type Output = MaxTropical;
    fn add(self, rhs: MaxTropical) -> MaxTropical {
        MaxTropical {
            x: if self.x > rhs.x { self.x } else { rhs.x },
        }
    }
}
impl Mul<MaxTropical> for MaxTropical {
    type Output = MaxTropical;
    fn mul(self, rhs: MaxTropical) -> MaxTropical {
        MaxTropical { x: self.x + rhs.x }
    }
}

fn main() {
    let a = MaxTropical::new(-2.);
    let b = MaxTropical::new(-1.);
    let c = MaxTropical::new(-0.5);
    let d = MaxTropical::new(-0.001);
    let e = MaxTropical::new(0.);
    let f = MaxTropical::new(1.5);
    let g = MaxTropical::new(2.);
    let h = MaxTropical::new(5.);
    let i = MaxTropical::new(7.);
    let j = MaxTropical::new(8.);
    let k = MaxTropical::new(-INFINITY);

    println!("2 * -2 == {:?}", g * a);
    println!("-0.001 + -Inf == {:?}", d + k);
    println!("0 * -Inf == {:?}", e * k);
    println!("1.5 + -1 == {:?}", f + b);
    println!("-0.5 * 0 == {:?}", c * e);
    println!("5.pow(7) == {:?}", h.pow(i));
    println!("5 * (8 + 7)) == {:?}", h * (j + i));
    println!("5 * 8 + 5 * 7 == {:?}", h * j + h * i);
    println!("5 * (8 + 7) == 5 * 8 + 5 * 7 is {}", h * (j + i) == h * j + h * i);
}
Output:
2 * -2 == MaxTropical { x: 0.0 }
-0.001 + -Inf == MaxTropical { x: -0.001 }
0 * -Inf == MaxTropical { x: -inf }
1.5 + -1 == MaxTropical { x: 1.5 }
-0.5 * 0 == MaxTropical { x: -0.5 }
5.pow(7) == MaxTropical { x: 35.0 }
5 * (8 + 7)) == MaxTropical { x: 13.0 }
5 * 8 + 5 * 7 == MaxTropical { x: 13.0 }
5 * (8 + 7) == 5 * 8 + 5 * 7 is true

V (Vlang)

Translation of: Go

Vlang doesn't support operator overloading so we need to use functions instead.

import math
 
const (
minus_inf = math.inf(-1)
)
 
struct MaxTropical { r f64 }
 
fn new_max_tropical(r f64) ?MaxTropical {
    if math.is_inf(r, 1) || math.is_nan(r) {
        return error("Argument must be a real number or negative infinity.")
    }
    return MaxTropical{r}
}
 
fn (t MaxTropical) eq(other MaxTropical) bool {
    return t.r == other.r
}
 
// equivalent to ⊕ operator
fn (t MaxTropical) add(other MaxTropical) ?MaxTropical {
    if t.r == minus_inf {
        return other
    }
    if other.r == minus_inf {
        return t
    }
    return new_max_tropical(math.max(t.r, other.r))
}
 
// equivalent to ⊗ operator
fn (t MaxTropical) mul(other MaxTropical) ?MaxTropical {
    if t.r == 0 {
        return other
    }
    if other.r == 0 {
        return t
    }
    return new_max_tropical(t.r + other.r)
}
 
// exponentiation fntion
fn (t MaxTropical) pow(e int) ?MaxTropical {
    if e < 1 {
        return error("Exponent must be a positive integer.")
    }
    if e == 1 {
        return t
    }
    mut p := t
    for i := 2; i <= e; i++ {
        p = p.mul(t)?
    }
    return p
}
 
fn (t MaxTropical) str() string {
    return '${t.r}'
}
 
fn main() {
    // 0 denotes ⊕ and 1 denotes ⊗
    data := [
        [2.0, -2, 1],
        [-0.001, minus_inf, 0],
        [0.0, minus_inf, 1],
        [1.5, -1, 0],
        [-0.5, 0, 1],
    ]
    for d in data {
        a := new_max_tropical(d[0])?
        b := new_max_tropical(d[1])?
        c := a.add(b)?
        m := a.mul(b)?
        if d[2] == 0 {
            println("$a ⊕ $b = $c")
        } else {
            println("$a ⊗ $b = $m")
        }
    }
 
    c := new_max_tropical(5)?
    println("$c ^ 7 = ${c.pow(7)}")
 
    d := new_max_tropical(8)?
    e := new_max_tropical(7)?
    f := c.mul(d.add(e)?)?
    g := c.mul(d)?.add(c.mul(e)?)?
    println("$c ⊗ ($d ⊕ $e) = $f")
    println("$c ⊗ $d ⊕ $c ⊗ $e = $g")
    println("$c ⊗ ($d ⊕ $e) == $c ⊗ $d ⊕ $c ⊗ $e is ${f.eq(g)}")
}
Output:
2 ⊗ -2 = 0
-0.001 ⊕ -inf = -0.001
0 ⊗ -inf = -inf
1.5 ⊕ -1 = 1.5
-0.5 ⊗ 0 = -0.5
5 ^ 7 = Option(35)
5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) = 13
5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 = 13
5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) == 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 is true

Wren

var MinusInf = -1/0

class MaxTropical {
    construct new(r) {
        if (r.type != Num || r == 1/0 || r == 0/0) {
            Fiber.abort("Argument must be a real number or negative infinity.")
        }
        _r = r
    }

    r { _r }

    ==(other) {
        if (other.type != MaxTropical) Fiber.abort("Argument must be a MaxTropical object.")
        return _r == other.r
    }

    // equivalent to ⊕ operator
    +(other) {
        if (other.type != MaxTropical) Fiber.abort("Argument must be a MaxTropical object.")
        if (_r == MinusInf) return other
        if (other.r == MinusInf) return this
        return MaxTropical.new(_r.max(other.r))
    }

    // equivalent to ⊗ operator
    *(other) {
        if (other.type != MaxTropical) Fiber.abort("Argument must be a MaxTropical object.")
        if (_r == 0) return other
        if (other.r == 0) return this
        return MaxTropical.new(_r + other.r)
    }

    // exponentiation operator
    ^(e) {
        if (e.type != Num || !e.isInteger || e < 1) {
            Fiber.abort("Argument must be a positive integer.")
        }
        if (e == 1) return this
        var pow = MaxTropical.new(_r)
        for (i in 2..e) pow = pow * this
        return pow
    }

    toString { _r.toString }
}

var data = [
    [2, -2, "⊗"],
    [-0.001, MinusInf, "⊕"],
    [0, MinusInf, "⊗"],
    [1.5, -1, "⊕"],
    [-0.5, 0, "⊗"]
]
for (d in data) {
    var a = MaxTropical.new(d[0])
    var b = MaxTropical.new(d[1])
    if (d[2] == "⊕") {
        System.print("%(a)%(b) = %(a + b)")
    } else {
        System.print("%(a)%(b) = %(a * b)")
    }
}

var c = MaxTropical.new(5)
System.print("%(c) ^ 7 = %(c ^ 7)")

var d = MaxTropical.new(8)
var e = MaxTropical.new(7)
var f = c * (d + e)
var g = c * d + c * e
System.print("%(c) ⊗ (%(d)%(e)) = %(f)")
System.print("%(c)%(d)%(c)%(e) = %(g)")
System.print("%(c) ⊗ (%(d)%(e)) == %(c)%(d)%(c)%(e) is %(f == g)")
Output:
2 ⊗ -2 = 0
-0.001 ⊕ -infinity = -0.001
0 ⊗ -infinity = -infinity
1.5 ⊕ -1 = 1.5
-0.5 ⊗ 0 = -0.5
5 ^ 7 = 35
5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) = 13
5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 = 13
5 ⊗ (8 ⊕ 7) == 5 ⊗ 8 ⊕ 5 ⊗ 7 is true
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