Exponentation

let base = 3;
let exponent = 4;

// old way Math.pow()
console.log(Math.pow(base ,exponent)) //81

// new way
console.log(base**exponent); //81

Exponentiation Assignment

The exponentiation assignment operator (**=) raises the value of a variable to the power of the right operand.

Example

let x = 5;  
x **= 2; // result 25

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