MySQL POWER() function

POWER() function

MySQL POWER() returns the value of a number raised to the power of another number. The synonym of POWER() is POW().

Syntax:

POWER(M,N);

Arguments:

Syntax Diagram:

MySQL Version: 5.6

Pictorial presentation of MySQL POWER() function

Example of MySQL POWER() function

Code:

SELECT POWER(3, 2);

Explanation:

The above MySQL statement returns the value of 3², i.e. 9.

Sample Output:

mysql> SELECT POWER(3, 2);
+-------------+
| POWER(3, 2) |
+-------------+
|           9 | 
+-------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Example : POWER() function with negative value

Code:

SELECT POWER(4,-2);

Explanation:

The above MySQL statement returns the value of 4^-2, i.e. 0.0625.

Sample Output:

mysql> SELECT POWER(4,-2);
+-------------+
| POWER(4,-2) |
+-------------+
|      0.0625 | 
+-------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

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