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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
POW

POW

Description

POW
is a row function that raises the a numeric value to the power (exponent) of another numeric value and returns a value of type
DOUBLE
.

Syntax

POW
(
index
,
power
)

Return Value

Returns one value per row of type
DOUBLE
.

Input Parameters

index
Required. A field or expression of a numeric type.
power
Required. A field or expression of a numeric type.

Examples

Calculate the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) percentage for a given investment over a five year span.
100 * POW([end_value]/[start_value], 0.2) - 1
Calculate the square of the
Value
field.
POW([Value],2)
Calculate the square root of the
Value
field.
POW([Value],0.5)
The following expression returns 1.
POW(0,0)