There's no difference in `a*a` vs `Math.pow(a, 2)` in JS (unlike some other languages)

square_pow_bench.ts

// $ deno bench main_bench.ts
// benchmark        time/iter (avg)        iter/s      (min … max)           p75      p99     p995
// ---------------- ----------------------------- --------------------- --------------------------
// a*a                       4.9 ms         204.1 (  3.8 ms …   9.1 ms)   5.3 ms   8.4 ms   9.1 ms
// Math.pow(a, 2)            5.0 ms         200.0 (  3.8 ms …  11.2 ms)   5.6 ms   8.6 ms  11.2 ms
//
// a*a                       4.8 ms         209.8 (  3.8 ms …   7.9 ms)   5.2 ms   6.8 ms   7.9 ms
// Math.pow(a, 2)            4.8 ms         207.0 (  3.8 ms …   7.5 ms)   5.2 ms   7.4 ms   7.5 ms
//
// a*a                       4.9 ms         205.9 (  3.8 ms …   7.8 ms)   5.4 ms   7.7 ms   7.8 ms
// Math.pow(a, 2)            4.8 ms         208.3 (  3.8 ms …   9.7 ms)   5.2 ms   8.8 ms   9.7 ms

Deno.bench({
  name: 'a*a',
  fn() {
    const map = new Map() // storing in a map to prevent code elimination and gc
    for (let i = 0; i <= 90_000; i++) {
      map.set(i, i * i)
    }
  },
})

Deno.bench({
  name: 'Math.pow(a, 2)',
  fn() {
    const map = new Map() // storing in a map to prevent code elimination and gc
    for (let i = 0; i <= 90_000; i++) {
      map.set(i, Math.pow(i, 2))
    }
  },
})