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title: floats / pow
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# pow

### NAME

    pow() - find an exponent of a float

### SYNOPSIS

    float pow( float x, float y );

### DESCRIPTION

    pow() returns x to the y power.  If x is 0.0, y must be positive.  If x
    is negative, y must be an integer.

### SEE ALSO

    exp(3), log(3), sqrt(3)

