// Basic math operations in AVP

fun add_numbers(a, b):
    return a + b
end fun

result = add_numbers(5, 3)

fun max_value(x, y):
    // Compare two values and return the larger one
    @mark<x, outline, yellow> if (x > y):
        @mark<x, highlight, green> return x
    end if

    @mark<y, highlight, green> return y
end fun

result = max_value(10, 7)

fun power_of(base, exponent):
    // Demonstrating the power operator
    return base ** exponent
end fun

result = power_of(2, 8)