pow

Raises a number to the power of another number and returns the result as a floating-point value. Alias for the power() function.

pow(base, exponent) → returns numeric

This function requires RustCFML.  Not supported on Lucee, Adobe ColdFusion, etc.
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See Also:   exp   log

Argument Reference

base numeric
Required

The base number.

exponent numeric
Required

The exponent.

Examples
Sample code invoking the pow function 

pow(2, 8)

Expected Result: 256

pow(9, 0.5)

Expected Result: 3

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