Returns the exponential function, e to the power of a number.

Syntax

EXP( numeric-expression )

Parameters

Returns

DOUBLE

Remarks

The EXP function returns the exponential of the value specified by numeric-expression.

This function converts its argument to DOUBLE, performs the computation in double-precision floating point, and returns a DOUBLE as the result. If the parameter is NULL, the result is NULL.

Standards and compatibility

Example

The statement returns the value 3269017.3724721107.

SELECT EXP( 15 );