# POWER
URL: https://docs.valsight.ai/power/
Description: Raises values from the first input to the power of the second, using the first as the base and the second as the exponent. Both inputs can be numbers or node references.
**Category:** [Math & numeric](/math-numeric/)

## Overview

The **POWER** function **returns the power of the values, using the first input as the base and the second as the exponent**. Both inputs can be numbers as well as nodes.

Use this function when you need to raise a node or numeric value to a fixed or row-wise exponent.

## Syntax

`POWER('Node1' | value, 'Node2' | value)`

## Parameters

| Parameter                       | Description                                                                                                                                 | Type                     | Required |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- |
| **Base** (`Node1 \| value`)     | The value that will be multiplied by itself, specified using the node name in single quotes (e.g. `'Profit'`)                               | Node reference or number | Yes      |
| **Exponent** (`Node2 \| value`) | The number of times the base will be multiplied by itself. Can also be a number or a fraction, for example `1/3` to calculate a third root. | Node reference or number | Yes      |

## Example

### Raising one node to the power of another

This example shows POWER applied row-wise using node A as the base and node B as the exponent. Here the exponent is constant at 2, so the result squares each base value.

**Input node:** `'Base'`

| Year | Value |
| ---- | ----- |
| 2025 | 2     |
| 2026 | 3     |
| 2027 | 4.5   |

**Input node:** `'Exponent'`

| Year | Value |
| ---- | ----- |
| 2025 | 2     |
| 2026 | 2     |
| 2027 | 2     |

**Formula:** `POWER('Base', 'Exponent')`

| Year | POWER Result |
| ---- | ------------ |
| 2025 | 4            |
| 2026 | 9            |
| 2027 | 20.25        |

## Related

| Function       | When to use instead                                                                       |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SQRT](/sqrt/) | When you only need the square root of a single input instead of a general exponentiation. |
| [EXP](/exp/)   | When you need exponentiation with the fixed base e instead of a custom base and exponent. |