<function name="pow" parent="math" type="libraryfunc"> <description> Returns x raised to the power y. In particular, math.pow(1.0, x) and math.pow(x, 0.0) always return 1.0, even when x is a zero or a <page>nan</page>. If both x and y are finite, x is negative, and y is not an integer then math.pow(x, y) is undefined. Returns `x` raised to the power `y`. In particular, `math.pow(1.0, x)` and `math.pow(x, 0.0)` always return `1`, even when `x` is a zero or a <page>nan</page>. If both `x` and `y` are finite, `x` is negative, and `y` is not an integer then `math.pow(x, y)` is undefined. ⤶ Alias of `x ^ y`⤶ </description> <realm>Shared and Menu</realm> <args> <arg name="x" type="number">Base.</arg> <arg name="y" type="number">Exponent.</arg> </args> <rets> <ret name="" type="number">y power of x</ret> </rets> </function>