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Exponentiation Assignment

exponentiation assignment operator takes two operands, computes the value of left operand raised to the power of right operand, and assigns the result back to the left operand

**= symbol is used for exponentiation assignment operator

a **= 5  //equivalent to a = a ** 5
a **= b  //equivalent to a = a ** b

Examples

1. compute a raised to the power of 5, and assign the result to a

var a = 4;
a **= 5;
console.log(a);

2. compute a raised to the power of b, and assign the result to a

var b = 7;
var a = 4;
a **= b;
console.log(a);