Pow

Description:              This function returns a number raised to a power.

Returns:                    Numeric

Usage:                       Script or Steady State

Format:                      Pow(X, Exponent)

Parameters:             X    { numeric }  { required }  { no default: }

                                      Any numeric expression giving the number to be raised to the power of Exponent.

                                    Exponent    { numeric }  { required }  { no default: }

                                      Any numeric expression giving the number to which X should be raised.

Comments:               This function may be used to perform the common antilogarithm by using 10 for X. The return value is invalid if X is less than or equal to 0 and Y is not an integer.

Examples:

r = Pow( 2, 4);

s = Pow(10, 2);

t = Pow(64, 0.5);

The values of r, s, and t will be 16, 100, and 8 respectively.

See Also:

Exp | Ln | Log