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POWER

POWER returns a DOUBLE PRECISION value representing one number raised to the power of another number.

Syntax

POWER ( expression1, expression2 )

Semantics

 

expression1

is an expression of type DOUBLE PRECISION that represents the base

expression2

is an expression of type DOUBLE PRECISION that represents the exponent

Examples

POWER(9.0, 3.0)

Result: 729