POWER

Created: September 05, 2015 | Updated: August 13, 2021 | Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2

Parent page: System Query Functions - Arithmetic Functions

Summary

Returns a (real) number whose value is equal to the first parameter's numeric value raised to the power of the second parameter's numeric value.

Syntax

POWER(X : Number / Numeric_String , Y : Number / Numeric_String) : Number

Example Usage

POWER(3,2)
Returns 9.

POWER(32,0.2)
Returns 2.

POWER(16,-0.5)
Returns 0.25.