pow

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NAME
       pow, powf, powl - power functions

SYNOPSIS
       #include <math.h>

       double pow(double x, double y);

       float powf(float x, float y);

       long double powl(long double x, long double y);

DESCRIPTION
       The pow() function  returns the value of x raised to the power of y.

ERRORS
       The pow() function can return the following error:

       EDOM   The  argument  x	is  negative  and y is not an integral value.
	      This would result in a complex number.

CONFORMING TO
       SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899.  The float and the long double vari-
       ants are C99 requirements.

SEE ALSO
       sqrt(3), cbrt(3)



				  2002-07-27			       POW(3)