diff --git a/src/main/java/org/swrlapi/builtins/swrlb/SWRLBuiltInLibraryImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/swrlapi/builtins/swrlb/SWRLBuiltInLibraryImpl.java
index d1f8040b..015d0fa5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/swrlapi/builtins/swrlb/SWRLBuiltInLibraryImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/swrlapi/builtins/swrlb/SWRLBuiltInLibraryImpl.java
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ private boolean mathOperation(@NonNull String builtInName, @NonNull List<@NonNul
     } else if (builtInName.equalsIgnoreCase(SWRLB_POW)) {
       int argument3 = convertArgumentToAnInt(2, arguments);
       BigDecimal argument2 = getArgumentAsADecimal(1, arguments);
-      operationResult = argument2.pow(argument3);
+      operationResult = argument2.pow(argument3, mathContext);
     } else if (builtInName.equalsIgnoreCase(SWRLB_UNARY_PLUS)) {
       BigDecimal argument2 = getArgumentAsADecimal(1, arguments);
       operationResult = argument2;