Pow
(Engine-Level Function)
Description: | Returns a number raised to a power. |
Returns: | Numeric |
Usage: | Script or steady state. |
Function Groups: | Generic Math |
Related to: | Exp | Ln | Log |
Format: | Pow(X, Exponent) |
Parameters: |
X |
Required. Any numeric expression giving the number to be raised to the power of Exponent. |
Exponent |
Required. 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 Exponent is not a numeric. |
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.