Categories:: Numeric functions (Exponent and Root)

POW, POWER¶

Returns a number (x) raised to the specified power (y).

Syntax¶

POW(x, y)

POWER (x, y)

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Returns¶

If the input expression is of type DECFLOAT, the returned type is DECFLOAT. Otherwise, the returned type is FLOAT.

Examples¶

SELECT x, y, pow(x, y) FROM tab;

-----+-----+-------------+
  X  |  Y  |  POW(X, Y)  |
-----+-----+-------------+
 0.1 | 2   | 0.01        |
 2   | 3   | 8           |
 2   | 0.5 | 1.414213562 |
 2   | -1  | 0.5         |
-----+-----+-------------+

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