perl -we "$x='7LanX'; print (3^$x);" Argument "7LanX" isn't numeric in bitwise xor (^) at -e line 1. 4 perl -we "$x='7LanX'; print ($x*3);" Argument "7LanX" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at -e line 1. 21 perl -we "$x='7LanX'; print (3**$x);" Argument "7LanX" isn't numeric in exponentiation (**) at -e line 1. 2187