mathjs/docs/reference/functions/pow.md

Function pow

Calculates the power of x to y, x ^ y. Matrix exponentiation is supported for square matrices x, and positive integer exponents y.

Syntax

math.pow(x, y)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
x	Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Complex | Array | Matrix | null	The base
y	Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Complex | null	The exponent

Returns

Type	Description
Number | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix	The value of x to the power y

Examples

math.pow(2, 3);               // returns Number 8

var a = math.complex(2, 3);
math.pow(a, 2)                // returns Complex -5 + 12i

var b = [[1, 2], [4, 3]];
math.pow(b, 2);               // returns Array [[9, 8], [16, 17]]

See also

multiply, sqrt