POW(III) − PWB/UNIX 4/30/73
NAME
pow − floating exponentiation
SYNOPSIS
movfx,fr0
movfy,fr1
jsrpc,pow
double pow(x,y)
double x, y;
DESCRIPTION
Pow returns the value of xy (in fr0). "Pow(0.0, y)" is 0 for any y. "Pow(−x, y)" returns a result only if y is an integer.
SEE ALSO
DIAGNOSTICS
The carry bit is set on return in case of overflow, pow(0.0, 0.0), or pow(−x, y) for non-integral y. From C there is no diagnostic.
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