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Math functions

pow

Commentary​

added in 0.6.12

Raises base to the power of exp. You can also use this function through an infix math expression.

Examples​

Raising literal numbers​

Use literal numbers to perform a static calculation.

{
    "_gen": "pow",
    "base": 5,
    "exp": 2
}
[
    25
]

Raising function calls​

Optionally, use function calls that return numbers to perform dynamic calculations.

{
    "_gen": "pow",
    "base": {
        "_gen": "normalDistribution",
        "mean": 5,
        "sd": 2
    },
    "exp": {
        "_gen": "uniformDistribution",
        "bounds": [
            3,
            5
        ]
    }
}
[
    30.287600717225985,
    453.3960308931327,
    10171.11625068985,
    4307.992258077343,
    621.0367463419417
]

Specification​

JSON schema​

{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "base": {
            "oneOf": [
                {
                    "type": "number"
                },
                {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                        "_gen": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "required": [
                        "_gen"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        "exp": {
            "oneOf": [
                {
                    "type": "number"
                },
                {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                        "_gen": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "required": [
                        "_gen"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "required": [
        "base",
        "exp"
    ]
}