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Power
x
^
y gives x to the power y.
Mathematical function (see Section A.3.10).
Exact rational number results are given when possible for roots of the form  .
For complex numbers  and  , Power gives the principal value of  .
(
a
b
)^
c is automatically converted to a
^
c
b
^
c only if c is an integer.
(
a
^
b
)^
c is automatically converted to a
^(
b
c
) only if c is an integer.
See the Mathematica book: Section 1.1.1.
See also: Sqrt, Exp, PowerExpand, PowerMod, Log.
Further Examples
The higher precedence of Power relative to Times makes the first and second results different.
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