Power¶

class nodimo.power.Power(base: Quantity, exponent: Number, name: str = '', dependent: bool = False, scaling: bool = False, reduce: bool = True)[source]¶

Power of a quantity.

Parameters:

baseQuantity: Quantity to be exponentiated.
exponentNumber: Exponent to which the quantity will be raised.
namestr, default=’’: Name (symbol) to be used as the power representation.
dependentbool, default=False: If True, the power is dependent.
scalingbool, default=False: If True, the power can be used as scaling parameter.
reducebool, default=True: If True, the exponentiation is simplified.

Attributes:

baseQuantity: Quantity that is the base of the exponentiation.
exponentNumber: Exponent to which the quantity is raised.

Methods

reduce()

Turns an unreduced quantity into a reduced quantity.

Raises:

TypeError: If the exponentiation base is not a quantity.

Examples

>>> from nodimo import Quantity, Power
>>> a = Quantity('a', A=-2, B=1)
>>> b = Power(a, -2)

The ** operator can also be used to create a power:

>>> c = a**3