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<h1>power</h1>
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  <td><nobr>Type:</nobr></td>
  <td><nobr>  -  </nobr></td>
  <td width="100%"><nobr>Lisp function (closure)</nobr></td>
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<h2>Syntax</h2>
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<dt><nobr>(<b>power</b> <i>x y</i>)</nobr></dt>
<dd><i>x</i>, <i>y</i> - two integer or floating point numbers<br>
returns - <i>x</i> raised to the <i>y</i> power as a floating point number</dd>
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<p>In Nyquist, 'power' is implemented as a Lisp function:</p>
<pre class="example">
(defun <font color="#0000CC">power</font> (x y)
  (exp (* (log (float x)) y)))
</pre>
<h2>Description</h2>
<p>The 'power' function returns 'x' raised to the 'y' power as a floating
point number.</nobr>
<h2>Examples</h2>
<pre class="example">
(power 2 8)   => 256
(power 4 .5)  => 2.0
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