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abs labs llabs imaxabs (C99) fabs div ldiv lldiv imaxdiv (C99) fmod	remainder (C99) remquo (C99) fma (C99) fmax (C99) fmin (C99) fdim (C99) nan nanf nanl (C99) (C99) (C99)
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sqrt cbrt (C99)	hypot (C99) pow
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HUGE_VALF HUGE_VAL HUGE_VALL (C99) (C99)	FP_NORMAL FP_SUBNORMAL FP_ZERO FP_INFINITE FP_NAN (C99) (C99) (C99) (C99) (C99)

 

Defined in header <math.h>
float       powf( float base, float exp );		(since C99)
double      pow( double base, double exp );
long double powl( long double base, long double exp );		(since C99)

Computes the value of base raised to the power exp or iexp.

Parameters

base	-	base as floating point value
exp	-	exponent as floating point value
iexp	-	exponent as integer value

Return value

base raised by power (exp or iexp).

Domain error occurs if base is 0 and exp is less than or equal to ​0​. NAN is returned in that case.

Domain error occurs if base is negative and exp is not an integer value. NAN is returned in that case.

Range error occurs if an overflow takes place. HUGEVAL is returned in that case.

See also

exp	returns e raised to the given power (ex) (function)
log	computes natural (base e) logarithm (to base e) (ln(x)) (function)
sqrt	computes square root (√x) (function)
cbrt (C99)	computes cubic root (3√x) (function)