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<h3 class="section">1.45 <code>pow</code>, <code>powf</code>—x to the power y</h3>
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<p><strong>Synopsis</strong>
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<pre class="example">#include <math.h>
double pow(double <var>x</var>, double <var>y</var>);
float powf(float <var>x</var>, float <var>y</var>);
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<p><strong>Description</strong><br>
<code>pow</code> and <code>powf</code> calculate <var>x</var> raised to the exponent <var>y</var>.
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<p><strong>Returns</strong><br>
On success, <code>pow</code> and <code>powf</code> return the value calculated.
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<p>When the argument values would produce overflow, <code>pow</code>
returns <code>HUGE_VAL</code> and set <code>errno</code> to <code>ERANGE</code>. If the
argument <var>x</var> passed to <code>pow</code> or <code>powf</code> is a negative
noninteger, and <var>y</var> is also not an integer, then <code>errno</code>
is set to <code>EDOM</code>. If <var>x</var> and <var>y</var> are both 0, then
<code>pow</code> and <code>powf</code> return <code>1</code>.
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<p><strong>Portability</strong><br>
<code>pow</code> is ANSI C. <code>powf</code> is an extension.
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