# Math.pow()

#### Availability

Flash Player 5. In Flash Player 4, the methods and properties of the Math object are emulated using approximations and may not be as accurate as the non-emulated math functions supported by Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    Math.pow(x , y)

#### Parameters

`x` A number to be raised to a power.

`y` A number specifying a power the parameter `x` is raised to.

#### Returns

A number.

#### Description

Method; computes and returns `x` to the power of `y`: `xy`.