math.pow vs pow

[Georgy Pruss]

"John J. Lee" <jjl at pobox.com> wrote in message news:87k75lmlru.fsf at pobox.com...
| For some applications, getting a complex result means you've made a
| mistake.  And some people don't know what a complex number is, and
| would rather have their teeth drilled than find out.

Can you provide an example when pow with real arguments gives a complex result,
please?

Georgy

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