Re: Why is different ^ and .^?

[Javier Arantegui Jimenez]

Mike Miller said:
> a^2 means a*a
> a.^2 means "square every element of a"
>
> a^2  therefore requires that 'a' be a square matrix or scalar.
> a.^2 does not require that 'a' have any particular dimensions

OK. I understand it. But, could Octave be smart enough to distinguish
between those cases? I think that other programs, like Euler, don't need
to do this distinction.

Javier



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