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From: saaf@joker.optics.rochester.edu (Lennart Saaf)
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Date: 25 Jan 91 20:34:05 GMT
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In article <1991Jan25.163233.27552@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> sav1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sean A Varah) writes:

> 
> I'm looking for a math function, Y to the X (I can't do superscript).
> exp, exp1, and exp2 don't do it.  Is there any Math XFCNs out there?
> 

How 'bout:

function power x,y  -- returns "x to the y power"
  return exp(y * ln(x))
end power

Len
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