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Power

Usage

x^y gives x to the power y.


Notes

• 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 Section 1.1.1.
• See also: Sqrt, Exp, PowerExpand, PowerMod, Log.
• New in Version 1.


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