### Exp (number)

Basic and Crystal syntax.

##### Argument

Number value that specifies a power.

##### Returns

Number value.

##### Action

Exp returns a Number specifying e (the base of natural logarithms) raised to a power. The value of e is approximately 2.718282.

##### Example

The following example is applicable to both Basic and Crystal syntax:

`Exp (1.5)`

Returns the exponentiation of 1.5, which is approximately 4.48169.

##### Comments

- This function is designed to work like the Visual Basic function of the same name.
- Numeric overflow occurs if the given number argument is larger than approximately 705.

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