method

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**(p1) public

Raises int to the power of numeric, which may be negative or fractional. The result may be an Integer, a Float, a Rational, or a complex number.

2 ** 3        #=> 8
2 ** -1       #=> (1/2)
2 ** 0.5      #=> 1.4142135623730951
(-1) ** 0.5   #=> (0.0+1.0i)

123456789 ** 2     #=> 15241578750190521
123456789 ** 1.2   #=> 5126464716.0993185
123456789 ** -2    #=> (1/15241578750190521)
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