pow()
Published Oct 24, 2023
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The pow()
method in Kotlin’s math
class is used to calculate a number raised to the power of another number. It takes two parameters - the base (number to be raised to a power) and the exponent (the power to which the base is raised). The base and component can be either a double or float but not an integer.
Syntax
import kotlin.math.*
fun base: Double.pow(exponent: Double): Double
fun base: Double.pow(exponent: Float): Float
base
: The base number.exponent
: The number that raises the base number.
The pow()
method returns a value of type double or float.
Example
This example shows how use the pow()
method to calculate 5.0 raised to the power of 2.5:
import kotlin.math.powfun main() {val base = 5.0val exponent = 2.5val result = base.pow(exponent)println("$base raised to the power of $exponent is $result.")}
The code above will result in the following output:
5.0 raised to the power of 2.5 is 55.90169943749474.
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