\Large negParens( BASE )^{EXP}
round( pow( BASE, EXP ) )
Anything to the 0th power equals... ?
Anything to the 0th power equals 1.
Anything to the 1st power equals... ?
x^{1}=x, no matter what x is.
Negative one to any even power equals... ?
Negative one to any even power equals one.
Negative one to any odd power equals... ?
Negative one to any odd power equals negative one.
CardinalThrough20( BASE ) to any power equals... ?
CardinalThrough20( BASE ) to any power equals cardinalThrough20( round( pow( BASE, EXP ) ) ).
= v