EXP Function Details Syntax EXP(numeric-expression) The EXP function returns e (the base of natural logarithms) to the power of x. The exponent x must be less than or equal to 88.02969. A value of x greater than 88.02969 produces an Overflow error message. The calculation of EXP is performed in single precision by default; if the argument x is double precision, EXP is calculated in double precision.