.. _auto_math_pow:

*COMPUTE THE NUMBER TO THE POWER OF A NUMBER*
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Raises a base number to an integer exponent using PHP's native `pow()` function and returns the scalar result. Use this worker whenever a workflow needs a simple exponentiation step — e.g. squaring a value, computing a cube, or applying any integer power.

When to use
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Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``arithmetic``, ``exponent``, ``math``, ``pow``, ``power``, ``scalar``, ``transformation``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Base Number
     - base_number
     - scalar
     - —
     - ✓
     - The base scalar value to be raised to a power; accepts any real number (integer or float); no default — must be supplied by the upstream workflow.
   * - Exponent
     - exponent
     - integer
     - 0
     - ✓
     - The integer exponent (power) to which the base is raised; defaults to 0, which always yields 1 regardless of the base.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - math_pow_output_1
     - math_pow_output_1
     - scalar
     - Scalar result of base_number raised to the given exponent (i.e. base_number ^ exponent); inherits the numeric type of the base input.

Disciplines
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- data.curve.transform

Runnable example
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A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: `/api/workflow/example?id=math_pow <https://www.d3view.com/api/workflow/example?id=math_pow>`_

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