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Parameters and result of a function

•    The first linę of power itself, int power(int base, int n)

declares: the type returned by the function (int) and types and names of parameters

•    Parameters are like local variables with initially assigned values

•    Other names: formal argument (in the declaration of the

function), actual argument (in the cali)

•To return the value, use the return statement

•    A function does not need to return a value

•    The calling function may ignore the value returned by a function