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npower

obj1 obj2 npower obj3
npower returns obj1^obj2 as obj3
The difference between power and npower occurs when we compute f^0
where f is a polynomial.
power returns number(universalNumber) 1, but npower returns 1
in the current ring.


Nobuki Takayama 平成13年8月23日