# Weird result in power operator

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/weird-result-in-power-operator/20824>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [February 15, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/weird-result-in-power-operator/20824 "2019-02-15T13:43:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/weird-result-in-power-operator/20824/14 "2020-06-06T13:19:55Z")

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Integer overflow is a different issue which comes up regularly. The most recent discussion about it is [here](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-speed-of-light-is-an-integer-why-should-we-care/40108), including reasons for this behaviour, ways around it and some suggestions to make it easier on newcomers.

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