title: Creating `**` power operator for Scala?
body: <p>I quite like the <code>**</code> syntax for <code>pow</code>, available in many languages (such as Python).</p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to introduce this into Scala, without modifying the Scala 'base' code?</p>
  
  <p>My attempt at an <code>Int</code> only one:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import scala.math.pow
  implicit class PowerInt(i: Int) {
      def `**`(n: Int, b: Int): Int = pow(n, b).intValue
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>(see it failing on <a href="http://ideone.com/zdT28h" rel="noreferrer">IDEone</a>)</p>