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* ''<source lang=apl inline>⍣¯1</source> is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.''<ref>[[Adám Brudzewsky]]. Chat message {{m|56366116}}. [[APL Orchard]]. 7 December 2020.</ref> alludes to ''The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.'' uttered by [[wikipedia:Darth Sidious|Darth Sidious]] in [[wikipedia:Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]. The similarity was drawn because the [[Power operator]] (<source lang=apl inline>⍣</source>), when given a negative number (e.g. <source lang=apl inline>¯1</source>) right operand, indicating the of times to apply a [[function]], works much like a [[wikipedia:black box|black box]]. It will at times appear to solve "impossible" problems (by using numerical methods to what appears to be require symbolic manipulation) or give "fantastical" results by succeeding in reversing non-numeric operations. It can also choose any one of multiple correct answers, with no obvious system as to which answer is chosen. The full power of this operator is not documented.