Functions

pow

Supported By

Syntax

[the] pow of factor

pow ( expression )

Factor and expression yield lists of integers, numbers, or complexes.

Description

The pow function returns the value of the power tower of the numeric values passed to it. For example, pow(4,3,2) evaluates to 4^3^2 or 262144.

If all the values are integers or numbers, a number is returned. If any value is a complex, a complex is returned.

Note

This is the infinite-arity version of the ^ operator.

See Also

^, sum, product, root