problem with euphoria's power()

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Consider the following line of code:

? power(-8, 1/3)

I get the following error:

can't raise negative number to non-integer power.

Wrong! raising any number to 1/3 gives the cubed root, and anyone with even 
a little math experience knows that all negative numbers have real cubed 
roots. Same applies with 1 / <any odd integer>.  So, what's the problem Rob?

regards,
Daryl van den Brink

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