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    Exponentiation
    
    Binary "**" is the exponentiation operator.  It binds even more tightl
    +y than unary minus,
    so -2**4 is -(2**4), not (-2)**4. (This is implemented using C’s pow(3
    +) function,
    which actually works on doubles internally.)
    
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    perl -le 'print 2**3'
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