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Syntax
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expression1
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expression2
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Description
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Returns expression1 raised to the power specified in expression2.
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Comments
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The following are special cases:
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Special Case
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Value
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n^0
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1
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0^-n
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Undefined
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0^+n
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0
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1^n
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1
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The type of the result is always Double, except with Boolean expressions, in which case the result is Boolean. Fractional and negative exponents are allowed.
If either expression is a Variant containing NULL, then the result is NULL.
It is important to note that raising a number to a negative exponent produces a fractional result.
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Example
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Sub Main()
s# = 2 ^ 5 'Returns 2 to the 5th power.
r# = 16 ^ .5 'Returns the square root of 16.
MsgBox "2 to the 5th power is: " & s#
MsgBox "The square root of 16 is: " & r#
End Sub
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See Also
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Operator Precedence (topic).
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CIMPLICITY
