Method: Integer#**

Defined in:
numeric.c

#**(numeric) ⇒ Object

Raises self to the power of numeric:

2 ** 3              # => 8
2 ** -3             # => (1/8)
-2 ** 3             # => -8
-2 ** -3            # => (-1/8)
2 ** 3.3            # => 9.849155306759329
2 ** Rational(3, 1) # => (8/1)
2 ** Complex(3, 0)  # => (8+0i)



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# File 'numeric.c', line 4639

VALUE
rb_int_pow(VALUE x, VALUE y)
{
    if (FIXNUM_P(x)) {
        return fix_pow(x, y);
    }
    else if (RB_BIGNUM_TYPE_P(x)) {
        return rb_big_pow(x, y);
    }
    return Qnil;
}