POW

Synonym for POWER(). Returns the value of a number raised to the power of another number.

Syntax

POW(X,Y)

Description

Returns the value of X raised to the power of Y.

POWER() is a synonym.

Examples

SELECT POW(2,3);
+----------+
| POW(2,3) |
+----------+
|        8 |
+----------+

SELECT POW(2,-2);
+-----------+
| POW(2,-2) |
+-----------+
|      0.25 |
+-----------+

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