DOC: pow(0,0) Function Not Documented

Last reviewed: January 8, 1997
Article ID: Q122410

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 2.0

SUMMARY

The return value of the pow() function, which computes the value of x raised to the y power, is not documented in the case of pow(0,0). In this case, the pow() function returns 1.

MORE INFORMATION

The behavior of pow(0,0) conforms to the proposed NCEG (Numerical C Extensions Group) standard. See NCEG draft 92-014, F.4.3 for more information. The documents were corrected in Microsoft Visual C++, version 4.0.

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Last reviewed: January 8, 1997
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