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page_title: pow - Functions - Configuration Language
description: The pow function raises a number to a power.
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# `pow` Function

`pow` calculates an exponent, by raising its first argument to the power of the second argument.

## Examples

```
> pow(3, 2)
9
> pow(4, 0)
1
```