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59 lines
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
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<root>
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<name>pow()</name>
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<category>Math</category>
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<subcategory>Calculation</subcategory>
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<usage>Web & Application</usage>
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<example>
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<image></image>
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<code>
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float a = pow( 1, 3); // Sets "a" to 1*1*1 = 1
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float b = pow( 3, 5); // Sets "b" to 3*3*3*3*3 = 243
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float c = pow( 3,-5); // Sets "c" to 1 / 3*3*3*3*3 = 1 / 243 = .0041
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float d = pow(-3, 5); // Sets "d" to -3*-3*-3*-3*-3 = -243
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</code>
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</example>
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<description>
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Facilitates exponential expressions. The <b>pow()</b> function is an efficient way of multiplying numbers by themselves (or their reciprocal) in large quantities. For example, <b>pow(3, 5)</b> is equivalent to the expression 3*3*3*3*3 and <b>pow(3, -5)</b> is equivalent to 1 / 3*3*3*3*3.
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</description>
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<syntax>
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pow(<c>base</c>, <c>exponent</c>)
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</syntax>
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<parameter>
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<label>base</label>
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<description>int or float: base of the exponential expression</description>
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</parameter>
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<parameter>
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<label>exponent</label>
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<description>int or float: power of which to raise the base </description>
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</parameter>
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<returns>float</returns>
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<related>
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sqrt()
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</related>
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<availability>1.0</availability>
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<type>Function</type>
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<partof>PDE</partof>
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</root>
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