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Built-in functions : pow function



pow function

pow(X,Y)

Returns X raised to the power Y

Input: numeric, numeric

Result: numeric

Comment:

This is equivalent to the use of the ^ operator: i.e.

pow(5,2)

is the same as

5^2

The latter should be used of preference, as it is the more familiar notation.

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