# Negative bases act weirdly

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/negative-bases-act-weirdly/4657>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [January 9, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/negative-bases-act-weirdly/4657 "2023-01-09T15:16:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![OguzhanUmutlu](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/oguzhanumutlu/32/3960_2.png) [@OguzhanUmutlu](https://cl.desmos.com/u/OguzhanUmutlu)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/negative-bases-act-weirdly/4657/1 "2023-01-09T15:16:03Z")

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I added a function with a negative base, example: `(-2)^x`, and te result was corrupted.

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**Author:** ![JayChow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/jaychow/32/1674_2.png) [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/negative-bases-act-weirdly/4657/2 "2023-01-09T16:41:36Z")

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