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description: "Learn more about: POWER"
title: "POWER function (DAX) | Microsoft Docs"
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# POWER

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Returns the result of a number raised to a power.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```dax
POWER(<number>, <power>)  
```
  
### Parameters  
  
|Term|Definition|  
|--------|--------------|  
|number|The base number, which can be any real number.|  
|power|The exponent to which the base number is raised.|  
  
## Return value

A decimal number.  
  
## Example

The following example returns 25.  
  
```dax
= POWER(5,2)  
```
  
## Related content

[Math and Trig functions](math-and-trig-functions-dax.md)  
