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Macaulay2
>
The Macaulay2 language
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operators
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^**
^** -- a binary operator, usually used for tensor or Cartesian power
Ways to use
^**
:
CoherentSheaf ^** ZZ
-- tensor power
Module ^** ZZ
-- tensor power
Tally ^** ZZ
-- Cartesian power of sets and tallies
For the programmer
The object
^**
is
a
keyword
.
This operator may be used as a binary operator in an expression like
x^**y
. The user may install
binary methods
for handling such expressions with code such as
X ^** Y := (x,y) -> ...
where
X
is the class of
x
and
Y
is the class of
y
.