Formula Functions > Functions M to Q > POWER |
This function raises the specified number to the specified power.
POWER(number,power)
This function has these arguments:
Argument | Description |
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number | Number to raise to the power given in power |
power | Power to which to raise the number given in number |
Specify the number to raise using the first argument and specify the power to raise it to using the second argument.
You can use the exponent operator (^) instead of this function to raise a number to a power; for example, 16^3.
Accepts numeric data for both arguments. Returns numeric data.
POWER(A3,B4)
POWER(R1C2,3)
POWER(16,3) gives the result 4096
This function is available in product version 1.0 or later.
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