POWER ER function

The POWER function returns a Real value that represents the result of raising the specified positive number to the specified power.

Syntax

POWER (number, power)

Arguments

number: Real or Integer

A numeric value that must be raised to the specified power.

power: Real or Integer

A numeric value that represents the specific power.

Return values

Real

The resulting numeric value.

Example 1

POWER (10, 2) returns 100.

Example 2

POWER (4, 0.5) returns 2.

Additional resources

Mathematical functions