& power()
 
  Syntax: power(<number>, <power>)
 
  Returns the result of raising <number> to the <power>th power. <number> may 
  not be negative. <number> and <power> may be floating point numbers, and a 
  floating point result is returned.
 
  Example:
 
  > say power(2,3)
  You say "8"
  > say power(9, 0.5)
  You say "3"
  > say power(100,pi())
  You say "1919487.587204"
  > say power(5, 0)
  You say "1"
  > say power(0, 0)
  You say "1"
  > say power(2,-3)
  You say "0.125"
  > say power(-2,3)
  You say "#-1 POWER OF NEGATIVE"
 
	See Also: exp(), ln(), log(), sqrt()