Game Lab Documentation

Math.pow()

Category:Math

This function is useful if you need to raise a base number to a power.

Examples

Example 1

// Prints the value from taking a base of 2 and raising it to the power of 3.  The value 8 is printed into the console.
console.log(Math.pow(2, 3));

Example 2

// Prints the value from taking a base of 7 and raising it to the power of 10.  The value 282475249 is printed into the console.
console.log(Math.pow(7, 10));

Syntax

Math.pow(base, exponent)

Returns

A floating-point number that represents the value of `base` taken to the power of `exponent`

Tips

  • Math.pow() only accepts numbers as parameters.

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