.. _arduino-pow:

pow(base, exponent)
===================

Description
-----------

Calculates the value of a number raised to a power. Pow() can be
used to raise a number to a fractional power. This is useful for
generating exponential mapping of values or curves.



Parameters
----------

base: the number (*float*)



exponent: the power to which the base is raised (*float*)



Returns
-------

The result of the exponentiation (*double*)



Example
-------

See the `fscale <http://arduino.cc/playground/Main/Fscale>`_
function in the code library.



See also
--------


-  `sqrt <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Sqrt>`_\ ()
-  `float <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Float>`_
-  `double <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Double>`_