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 which is unambiguous.
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+Now a new question arises.
+Never mind the minus sign, what is the binding of the caret symbol itself?
+The answer is, it binds to just the next symbol, as the following example
+demonstrates.
+
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+\verb$x^1/2$
+
+$$\hbox{$1\over2$}x$$
+
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+\noindent
+So in general, parentheses are needed when the exponent is an expression.
+
+\medskip
+\verb$x^(1/2)$
+
+$$x^{1/2}$$
+