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[[Category:Functions]]
== Description ==

FUNCTION: {{function|power}}(''number'', ''power'')

Returns the result of raising ''number'' to the ''power''th power. ''number'' may not be negative.  ''number'' and ''power'' may be floating point numbers, and a floating point result is returned.

Related Topics: [[exp()]], [[ln()]], [[log()]], [[sqrt()]]

== Examples ==
:> say power(2,3)
:You say "8"
:> say power(9, 0.5)
:You say "3"
:> say power(100,pi())
:You say "1919487.5835776979"
:> say power(5, 0)
:You say "1"
:> say power(0, 0)
:You say "1"
:> say power(2,-3)
:You say "0.125"
:> say power(0,-1)
:You say "+Inf"

(--[[User:Soylent|Soylent]] 01:36, 3 December 2005 (EST))