[R] [External] Adding a superscript 6 to a number

[Jeff Newmiller]

Why not? Is that a generalization, or specific to this case?

On December 29, 2020 7:54:22 AM PST, "Richard M. Heiberger" <rmh using temple.edu> wrote:
>paste() is the problem.  don’t use paste with expression()
>
>On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 10:50 Sorkin, John <jsorkin using som.umaryland.edu>
>wrote:
>
>> Colleagues,
>>
>> I would like to create a number (stored in the variable x) to the
>number
>> with the exponent of, i.e. the number to the sixth power. The code I
>have
>> tried, pasted below does not work.
>>
>> # create plot
>> plot(x=0.2,y=0.2,xlim=c(0,1),ylim=c(0,1))
>> PNotSusp=0.69
>> # Create a string containing the base and exponent.
>> x <- 0.95123
>> # Convert the base to text and add the exponent of 6
>> mylab <- expression(paste(" ",character(x)^6))
>> # Add the text to the plot
>> text(0.4,0.8,labels=paste(PNotSusp,"=\n",mylab))
>>
>> I hope someone can show me how to create the text string I need.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> John
>>
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