title: Raise to power in R
body: <p>This is a beginner's question.</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>What's the difference between <code>^</code> and <code>**</code>?
  For example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>2 ^ 10
  
  [1] 1024
  
  2 ** 10
  
  [1] 1024
  </code></pre></li>
  <li><p>Is there a function such as <code>power(x,y)</code>?</p></li>
  </ol>