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Available in: DSQL, PSQL
Added in: 2.1
Description: Returns x
to the y
'th
power.
Result type: DOUBLE PRECISION
Syntax:
POWER (x
,y
)
If
x
negative, an error is raised.
If the external function
POWER
is declared in your database as power
instead of the default dPower
, it will override the internal function.
To make the internal function available, DROP or ALTER the external
function (UDF).
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