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12.10.25.1 Any number as first argument

Unsafe Operation: $expt-number-fixnum num fx

Compute num raised to the power fx; return an unspecified number object.

Unsafe Operation: $expt-number-bignum num bn

Compute num raised to the power bn; return an unspecified number object.

Unsafe Operation: $expt-number-flonum num fl

Compute num raised to the power fl; return an unspecified inexact number object.

Unsafe Operation: $expt-number-ratnum num rt

Compute num raised to the power rt; return an unspecified number object.

Unsafe Operation: $expt-number-compnum num cn

Compute num raised to the power cn; return an unspecified number object, but most likely a complex number.

Unsafe Operation: $expt-number-cflonum num cfl

Compute num raised to the power cfl; return an unspecified inexact complex number object.