# 1.8 floating point exception: 0 \*\* 2

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-8-floating-point-exception-0-2/109364>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 13, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-8-floating-point-exception-0-2/109364 "2007-07-13T19:39:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-8-floating-point-exception-0-2/109364/1 "2007-07-13T19:39:16Z")

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e$B0J2\<$N$h$&$K!"e(B0 \*\* 2 e$B$Ge(B floating point exception  
e$B$,5/$-$^$9!#e(B

% ./ruby -ve ‘0 \*\* 2’  
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-07-14 patchlevel 5000) [i686-linux]  
-e:1: warning: useless use of \*\* in void context  
zsh: floating point exception ./ruby -ve ‘0 \*\* 2’