simple-squiggle/node_modules/mathjs/docs/reference/functions/dotPow.md

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# Function dotPow
Calculates the power of x to y element wise.
## Syntax
```js
math.dotPow(x, y)
```
### Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | The base
`y` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | The exponent
### Returns
Type | Description
---- | -----------
number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | The value of `x` to the power `y`
### Throws
Type | Description
---- | -----------
## Examples
```js
math.dotPow(2, 3) // returns number 8
const a = [[1, 2], [4, 3]]
math.dotPow(a, 2) // returns Array [[1, 4], [16, 9]]
math.pow(a, 2) // returns Array [[9, 8], [16, 17]]
```
## See also
[pow](pow.md),
[sqrt](sqrt.md),
[multiply](multiply.md)