pow()

Description

Calculates the value of a number raised to a power.

pow()

Syntax

Use the following function to raise a number to a given power:

pow(base, exponent)

Parameters

The function admits the following parameters:

• base

  : the function input number to compute. Allowed data types:

  float

  .

• exponent

  : the power to which the base is raised. Allowed data types:

  float

  .

Returns

The function returns the result of the exponentiation. Data type:

double

Example Code

Calculate the value of x raised to the power of y:

1float x = 2.0;  // base number
2float y = 10.0;  // exponent number
3
4void setup() {
5  Serial.begin(9600);
6
7  double z = pow(x, y);
8
9  Serial.print("The power result is: ");
10  Serial.println(z);
11}
12
13void loop() {
14}

See also

• abs()
• constrain()
• map()
• max()
• min()
• sq()
• sqrt()