pow
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
pow - Exponential expression
pow(
mixed$num,
mixed$exponent ): int|float|object
Returns num raised to the power of exponent.
Note:
It is possible to use the ** operator instead.
Parameters
- num
-
The base to use
- exponent
-
The exponent
Return Values
num raised to the power of exponent. If both arguments are non-negative integers and the result can be represented as an integer, the result will be returned with int type, otherwise it will be returned as a float.
Notes
Note:
This function will convert all input to a number, even non-scalar values, which could lead to weird results.