pow(x, y) function in Python is used to find value of x raised to the power of y (xy).
Syntax
1 | pow(x, y, z) |
Parameters
| Parameter | Condition | Description |
| x | Required | Base |
| y | Required | Exponent |
| z | Optional | Modulus |
The third parameter (z) is optional, but when specified pow() function returns xy%z.
Let’s see some examples to get a better understanding.
Examples
1 2 | print(pow(2,4)) #output 16 |
We can also achieve the above result by using 2**4 in Python.
1 2 | print(pow(2+3j, 3)) #output (-46+9j) |
Example of pow() when all 3 parameters are specified.
1 2 | print(pow(2,4,6)) #output 4 (16%6=4) |
When y parameter is negative then pow() returns float number as the result.
1 2 | print(pow(2, -4)) #output 0.0625 |
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