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+custom_power = lambda x=0, /, e=1: x ** e
+
+
+def custom_equation(x: int = 0, y: int = 0, /, a: int = 1, b: int = 1, *, c: int = 1) -> float:
+    """
+    Calculates an equation using the given integers.
+
+    The formula is ``(x ** a + y ** b) / c``.
+
+    :param x: positional-only value, defaults to 0
+    :type x: int
+    :param y: positional-only value, defaults to 0
+    :type y: int
+    :param a: exponent for x, defaults to 1
+    :type a: int
+    :param b: exponent for y, defaults to 1
+    :type b: int
+    :param c: keyword-only divisor, defaults to 1
+    :type c: int
+    :returns: the result of the equation
+    :rtype: float
+    """
+    numerator = pow(x, a) + pow(y, b)
+    return numerator / c
+
+
+_call_count = 0
+_caller_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+
+
+def fn_w_counter() -> (int, dict[str, int]):
+    global _call_count
+    caller_name = globals()["__name__"]
+    _call_count += 1
+    _caller_counts[caller_name] = _caller_counts.setdefault(caller_name, 0) + 1
+    return (_call_count, dict(_caller_counts))