diff --git a/BriskScript/Sources/Brisk/Numeric.swift b/BriskScript/Sources/Brisk/Numeric.swift
index 9e8bbc2..a16966a 100644
--- a/BriskScript/Sources/Brisk/Numeric.swift
+++ b/BriskScript/Sources/Brisk/Numeric.swift
@@ -39,3 +39,25 @@ func /<I: BinaryInteger, F: BinaryFloatingPoint>(lhs: I, rhs: F) -> F {
 func /<I: BinaryInteger, F: BinaryFloatingPoint>(lhs: F, rhs: I) -> F {
     return lhs / F(rhs)
 }
+
+// ------------------------------------------
+// How to replicate the ** operator in Swift
+// 
+
+infix operator **
+
+func **<I: BinaryInteger>(lhs: I, rhs: I) -> I {
+    return I(pow(Double(lhs), Double(rhs)))
+}
+
+func **<I: BinaryInteger, F: BinaryFloatingPoint>(lhs: I, rhs: F) -> F {
+    return F(pow(Double(lhs),Double(rhs)))
+}
+
+func **<I: BinaryInteger, F: BinaryFloatingPoint>(lhs: F, rhs: I) -> F {
+    return F(pow(Double(lhs),Double(rhs)))
+}
+
+func **<F: BinaryFloatingPoint>(lhs: F, rhs: F) -> F {
+    return F(pow(Double(lhs),Double(rhs)))
+}