POWER(x, y) gets the result of x raised to the power y. : POWER « Numerical Math Functions « Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial

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The following example uses POWER() to display 2 raised to the power 1 and 3, respectively:

SQL> SELECT POWER(2, 1), POWER(2, 3) FROM dual;

POWER(2,1) POWER(2,3)
---------- ----------
         2          8

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