POWER (or POW)

Returns a DOUBLE PRECISION value representing one number raised to the power of another number. You can use either POWER or POW as the function name.

Behavior Type

Immutable

Syntax

POWER ( expression1, expression2 )

Parameters

expression1

Is an expression of type DOUBLE PRECISION that represents the base

expression2

Is an expression of type DOUBLE PRECISION that represents the exponent

Example

SELECT POWER(9.0, 3.0);
 power 
-------
   729
(1 row)