EXP

Syntax

EXP(X)

Description

Returns the value of e (the base of natural logarithms) raised to the power of X. The inverse of this function is LOG() (using a single argument only) or LN().

If X is NULL, this function returns NULL.

Examples

SELECT EXP(2);
+------------------+
| EXP(2)           |
+------------------+
| 7.38905609893065 |
+------------------+

SELECT EXP(-2);
+--------------------+
| EXP(-2)            |
+--------------------+
| 0.1353352832366127 |
+--------------------+

SELECT EXP(0);
+--------+
| EXP(0) |
+--------+
|      1 |
+--------+

SELECT EXP(NULL);
+-----------+
| EXP(NULL) |
+-----------+
|      NULL |
+-----------+

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