[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 116588] New: Power inside of absolute value instead of outside

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116588

            Bug ID: 116588
           Summary: Power inside of absolute value instead of outside
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 5.4.6.2 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Formula Editor
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: qr97apzay5az at opayq.com

When writing this:

abs{ z } ^ 2

It is shown as:
| z² |

However, that is of course not what I wrote. It should be shown as:
|z|²

(also happens with other numbers/variables, not only 2. Just sued for
demonstration purposes here.)

A workaround is to write:
{abs{ z }} ^ 2

But IMHO this is not intended. If I want to have the power inside of the
absolute number, I'd write it like that:
abs{ z ^ 2 }

And if you say it makes no difference mathematically, you are wrong. For real
numbers, maybe, but not for complex ones e.g., where the "absolute number" has
a different definition.

On Fedora 27 with v5.4.6.2-3.fc27 here.

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