{"id":3743,"date":"2024-04-04T16:54:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/?page_id=3743"},"modified":"2024-04-04T16:57:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:57:01","slug":"sql-server-power","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-math-functions\/sql-server-power\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server POWER() Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the SQL Server <code>POWER()<\/code> function to raise a number to a specific power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-sql-server-power-function'>Introduction to SQL Server POWER() function <a href=\"#introduction-to-sql-server-power-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-sql-server-power-function\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to SQL Server POWER() function\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>POWER()<\/code> function is a powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-math-functions\/\">math function<\/a> that allows you to raise a number to a specific power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following shows the syntax of the <code>POWER()<\/code> function:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">POWER(base, exponent)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>base<\/code>: Specify the base number with the type float or a type that can be implicitly converted to float.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>exponent<\/code>: Specify the exponent to which to raise the base number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>POWER()<\/code> function returns a number representing the result of raising the base number to the exponent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The return type of the <code>POWER()<\/code> function depends on the type of the <code>base<\/code> number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table shows the base number and the corresponding type of the return value:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Type of base number<\/th><th>Return type<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>float,\u00a0real<\/td><td>float<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>decimal(<em>p<\/em>,\u00a0<em>s<\/em>)<\/td><td>decimal(38,\u00a0<em>s<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>int,\u00a0smallint,\u00a0tinyint<\/td><td>int<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>bigint<\/td><td>bigint<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>money,\u00a0smallmoney<\/td><td>money<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>bit,\u00a0char,\u00a0nchar,\u00a0varchar,\u00a0nvarchar<\/td><td>float<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If either <code>base<\/code> or <code>exponent<\/code> is <code>NULL<\/code>, the <code>POWER()<\/code> function returns <code>NULL<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='sql-server-power-function-examples'>SQL Server POWER() function examples <a href=\"#sql-server-power-function-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"sql-server-power-function-examples\" title=\"Anchor for SQL Server POWER() function examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take some examples of using the <code>POWER()<\/code> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='1-basic-power-function-examples'>1) Basic POWER() function examples <a href=\"#1-basic-power-function-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"1-basic-power-function-examples\" title=\"Anchor for 1) Basic POWER() function examples\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>POWER()<\/code> function to raise the number 3 to the power of 4:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">POWER<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">result<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">result\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">------<\/span>\r\n81<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Similarly, you can use the <code>POWER()<\/code> function with decimal values:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">POWER<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">1.5<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">result<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">result\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">------<\/span>\r\n2.3<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='2-using-the-power-function-with-a-fractional-exponent'>2) Using the POWER() function with a fractional exponent <a href=\"#2-using-the-power-function-with-a-fractional-exponent\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"2-using-the-power-function-with-a-fractional-exponent\" title=\"Anchor for 2) Using the POWER() function with a fractional exponent\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>POWER()<\/code> function to raise the number <code>2.5<\/code> to the power of <code>1.5<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">POWER<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">2.0<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">1.5<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">result<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">result\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">------<\/span>\r\n2.8<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The return value is approximate, but not accurate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use a base number as an integer, you&#8217;ll get the result as an integer. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">POWER<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">1.5<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">result<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">result\r\n------\r\n2<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='3-using-the-power-function-with-variables'>3) Using the POWER() function with variables <a href=\"#3-using-the-power-function-with-variables\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"3-using-the-power-function-with-variables\" title=\"Anchor for 3) Using the POWER() function with variables\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses use the <code>POWER()<\/code> function to calculate <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compound_interest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compound interest<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Initial investment<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @Principal MONEY = <span class=\"hljs-number\">1000<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Annual interest rate (5%)<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @AnnualInterestRate <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">FLOAT<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.05<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Compounded yearly<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @CompoundingPeriodsPerYear <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Years of investment<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">Years<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Compound interest<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @CompoundInterest MONEY;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Calculate compound interest<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SET<\/span>\r\n  @CompoundInterest = @Principal * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">POWER<\/span>(\r\n    (\r\n      <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span> + (@AnnualInterestRate \/ @CompoundingPeriodsPerYear)\r\n    ),\r\n    (@CompoundingPeriodsPerYear * @<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">Years<\/span>)\r\n  );\r\n\r\nPRINT 'Compound Interest: ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), @CompoundInterest);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"CSS\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"css\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-css\"><span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">Compound<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">Interest<\/span>: 1628<span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.89<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">CSS<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">css<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>How it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, declare variables that store the initial investment, annual interest rate, compound period per year, years of investment, and compound interest:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Initial investment<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @Principal MONEY = <span class=\"hljs-number\">1000<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Annual interest rate (5%)<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @AnnualInterestRate <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">FLOAT<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.05<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Compounded yearly<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @CompoundingPeriodsPerYear <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Years of investment<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">Years<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Compound interest<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DECLARE<\/span> @CompoundInterest MONEY;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Second, use the <code>POWER()<\/code> function to calculate compound interest:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- Calculate compound interest<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SET<\/span>\r\n  @CompoundInterest = @Principal * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">POWER<\/span>(\r\n    (\r\n      <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span> + (@AnnualInterestRate \/ @CompoundingPeriodsPerYear)\r\n    ),\r\n    (@CompoundingPeriodsPerYear * @<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">Years<\/span>)\r\n  );<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Third, display the compound interest:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">PRINT 'Compound Interest: ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), @CompoundInterest);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for 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