exp
    (PHP 3, PHP 4 , PHP 5)
exp -- Calculates the exponent of 
e (the
    Neperian or Natural logarithm base)
Description
float 
exp ( float arg)
     Returns e raised to the power of arg.
    
Note: 
      'e' is the base of the natural system of logarithms, or approximately
      2.718282.
     
     
Example 1. exp() example 
<?php echo exp(12) . "\n"; echo exp(5.7); ?>
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       The above example will output:
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     See also 
     log() and
     pow().