diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nwapw/abacus/plugin/StandardPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/nwapw/abacus/plugin/StandardPlugin.java
index be9f9ea..501bb59 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/nwapw/abacus/plugin/StandardPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nwapw/abacus/plugin/StandardPlugin.java
@@ -331,12 +331,19 @@ public class StandardPlugin extends Plugin {
     public static final Operator OP_CARET = new Operator(OperatorAssociativity.RIGHT, OperatorType.BINARY_INFIX, 2, new Function() {
         @Override
         protected boolean matchesParams(NumberInterface[] params) {
-            return params.length == 2;
+            return params.length == 2
+                    && !(params[0].compareTo(NaiveNumber.ZERO.promoteTo(params[0].getClass())) == 0
+                    && params[1].compareTo(NaiveNumber.ZERO.promoteTo(params[1].getClass())) == 0);
         }
 
         @Override
         protected NumberInterface applyInternal(NumberInterface[] params) {
-            return FUNCTION_EXP.apply(FUNCTION_LN.apply(params[0]).multiply(params[1]));
+            if (params[0].compareTo(NaiveNumber.ZERO.promoteTo(params[0].getClass())) == 0) {
+                return NaiveNumber.ZERO.promoteTo(params[0].getClass());
+            } else if (params[1].compareTo(NaiveNumber.ZERO.promoteTo(params[0].getClass())) == 0) {
+                return NaiveNumber.ONE.promoteTo(params[1].getClass());
+            }
+            return FUNCTION_EXP.apply(FUNCTION_LN.apply(FUNCTION_ABS.apply(params[0])).multiply(params[1]));
         }
     });
     /**