exp
calculate exponent
exp
(in x double precision);
Description
The function raises e to the power of x, it
works with double precision floating point numbers, converts its argument
to an IEEE 64-bit float and returns a result of that type.
Parameters
x –
double precision
Return Values
exp returns a IEEE 64-bit
float.
Examples
Simple Examples
SQL> select concat ('the EXP of 0.513513 is: ', cast (exp (0.513513) as varchar));
callret
VARCHAR
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the EXP of 0.513513 is: 1.671152
1 Rows. -- 3 msec.