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  1. Preface
  2. Function reference
  3. Constants
  4. Operators
  5. Dates
  6. Functions
  7. System variables
  8. Datatype reference

Function Reference

Function Reference

EXP

EXP

Returns e raised to the specified power (exponent), where e=2.71828183. For example, EXP(2) returns 7.38905609893065. Use this function to analyze scientific and technical data. EXP is the reciprocal of the LN function, which returns the natural logarithm of a numeric value.

Syntax

EXP(
exponent
)
Argument
Required/
Optional
Description
exponent
Required
Numeric datatype. The value to which you want to raise e. The exponent in the equation e^
value
. You can enter any valid expression.

Return Value

Double value.
NULL if a value passed as an argument to the function is NULL.

Example

The following expression uses the values stored in the Numbers column as the exponent value:
EXP( NUMBERS )
NUMBERS
RETURN VALUE
10
22026.4657948067
-2
0.135335283236613
8.55
5166.754427176
NULL
NULL

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