/*
* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2019 The Stdlib Authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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// TypeScript Version: 4.1

/**
* Evaluates the exponential function.
*
* @param b - base
* @param x - exponent
* @returns function value
*
* @example
* var v = pow( 2.0, 3.0 );
* // returns 8.0
*
* @example
* var v = pow( 4.0, 0.5 );
* // returns 2.0
*
* @example
* var v = pow( 100.0, 0.0 );
* // returns 1.0
*
* @example
* var v = pow( 3.141592653589793, 5.0 );
* // returns ~306.0197
*
* @example
* var v = pow( 3.141592653589793, -0.2 );
* // returns ~0.7954
*
* @example
* var v = pow( NaN, 3.0 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var v = pow( 5.0, NaN );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var v = pow( NaN, NaN );
* // returns NaN
*/
declare function pow( b: number, x: number ): number;


// EXPORTS //

export = pow;