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  54. <h3 class="section">1.45 <code>pow</code>, <code>powf</code>&mdash;x to the power y</h3>
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  57. <p><strong>Synopsis</strong>
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  59. <pre class="example">#include &lt;math.h&gt;
  60. double pow(double <var>x</var>, double <var>y</var>);
  61. float powf(float <var>x</var>, float <var>y</var>);
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  63. <p><strong>Description</strong><br>
  64. <code>pow</code> and <code>powf</code> calculate <var>x</var> raised to the exponent <var>y</var>.
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  67. <p><strong>Returns</strong><br>
  68. On success, <code>pow</code> and <code>powf</code> return the value calculated.
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  70. <p>When the argument values would produce overflow, <code>pow</code>
  71. returns <code>HUGE_VAL</code> and set <code>errno</code> to <code>ERANGE</code>. If the
  72. argument <var>x</var> passed to <code>pow</code> or <code>powf</code> is a negative
  73. noninteger, and <var>y</var> is also not an integer, then <code>errno</code>
  74. is set to <code>EDOM</code>. If <var>x</var> and <var>y</var> are both 0, then
  75. <code>pow</code> and <code>powf</code> return <code>1</code>.
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  78. <p><strong>Portability</strong><br>
  79. <code>pow</code> is ANSI C. <code>powf</code> is an extension.
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