[FORGED] Re: NAs produced by integer overflow, but only some time ...

Before responding to Jeff's posting, let me reiterate my question: Why
does a function using m1*m1 produce an integer overflow, but m1^2 does
not?

This was made clear in Jeff's initial response.

As for Jeff's 'response':

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Your intemperate reaction to Jeff's response is completely uncalled for. 
  I find Jeff's patience in giving a such a detailed answer to you your 
rather muddled question to be remarkable.

cheers,

Rolf Turner

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