Why 10^(1/4) is 10? which function should I use to obtain correct result? My

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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T12:37:20+00:00 2026-05-25T12:37:20+00:00

Why 10^(1/4) is 10? which function should I use to obtain correct result?

My test line is:

 echo (10^(100/400)). " vs " . 10;

and my output is

10 vs 10

EDIT:

thanks for answers, I will use pow()

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-25T12:37:21+00:00

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^ is the XOR bitwise operator. Use pow(10, 1/4) (docs) instead.

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