Summary
Power
Prototype
n = bc.pow (a, b)
Description
Returns a to the power b. For example:
print (bc.number (2) ^ 100) --> 1267650600228229401496703205376 print (bc.pow (2, 100)) --> 1267650600228229401496703205376
See Also ...
Lua functions
bc.add - Addition bc.compare - Comparison bc.digits - Digits after the decimal place bc.div - Division bc.divmod - Division and remainder bc.isneg - Tests if negative bc.iszero - Tests if zero bc.mod - Modulus bc.mul - Multiplication bc.neg - Negation bc.number - Create a big number bc.powmod - Raise to a power modulus another number bc.sqrt - Square root bc.sub - Subtraction bc.tonumber - Converts to a number bc.tostring - Converts to a string bc.trunc - Truncate a number bc.version - Version
Topics
Lua base functions Lua bc (big number) functions Lua bit manipulation functions Lua coroutine functions Lua debug functions Lua io functions Lua LPEG library Lua math functions Lua os functions Lua package functions Lua PCRE regular expression functions Lua script extensions Lua string functions Lua syntax Lua table functions Lua utilities Scripting Scripting callbacks - plugins
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