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**(p1) public

flt ** other => float

Raises float the other power.

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/*
 * call-seq:
 *
 *  flt ** other   => float
 *
 * Raises <code>float</code> the <code>other</code> power.
 */

static VALUE
flo_pow(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        return rb_float_new(pow(RFLOAT(x)->value, (double)FIX2LONG(y)));
      case T_BIGNUM:
        return rb_float_new(pow(RFLOAT(x)->value, rb_big2dbl(y)));
      case T_FLOAT:
        return rb_float_new(pow(RFLOAT(x)->value, RFLOAT(y)->value));
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
}

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