# Implement the power function without using pow method or or exponentiation operator. | Aced Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/questions/5431/implement-power-function-without-pow-method Source observed: 2026-11-05T00:55:59.239Z Last checked: 2026-11-05T00:55:59.239+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-07T03:08:44.086+00:00 --- # Implement the power function without using pow method or or exponentiation operator. We are Aced (formerly Exponent), an interview-preparation platform with courses, interview questions, practice, coaching, and related resources. This page contains a coding interview question about calculating a power without using the `pow` method or an exponentiation operator. ## Question details - **Role:** [Software Engineer](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=swe) (2) - **Company:** [Meta](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=meta-facebook) (2) - **Categories:** [Data Structures & Algorithms](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=algorithms), [Coding](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=coding) - **Reported last asked:** a year ago - **Interview data:** 2 interviews The question asks you to implement a power function without using a built-in `pow` method or an exponentiation operator. No problem statement constraints, input/output format, examples, or solution code are supplied in the readable content. ## Answers and access There are no community answers yet. To submit an answer, you must [log in or sign up](https://www.aced.io/signup?src=nav&returnPath=/questions/5431/implement-power-function-without-pow-method). 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