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pow

The pow function in XQuery returns the value of the first numeric argument raised to the power of the second numeric argument, that is ( x^y ).

math:pow(arg1, arg2)

The following table describes the argument for this command:

Argument	Required/Optional	Description
arg1	Required	The base number to be raised to a power.
arg2	Required	The exponent value to raise the base to.

Returns the value of

$base

raised to the power of

$exponent

Returns an empty sequence if either argument is an empty sequence.

The following table lists some sample values and return values:

Both parameters are required and must be numeric.

The function supports integer, decimal, float, and double numeric types.

It returns a numeric value representing the power calculation.

Gracefully handles empty inputs by returning an empty sequence.

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