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  The pow function raises a number to a power.
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# `pow` Function

-> **Note:** This page is about Terraform 0.12 and later. For Terraform 0.11 and
earlier, see
[0.11 Configuration Language: Interpolation Syntax](../../configuration-0-11/interpolation.html).

`pow` calculates an exponent, by raising its first argument to the power of the second argument.

## Examples

```
> pow(3, 2)
9
> pow(4, 0)
1
```