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    Sep 26, 2012, 12:49 PM
    what is the symbol ^ in mathematics?
    In mathematical formulation, what does the symbol " ^ " (i.e. carrot) mean?
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    Sep 26, 2012, 01:03 PM
    Usually people use it to mean "raised to the power of." Thus 3^2 means 3 squared, 3^4 means 3 to the fourth power, and 3^-1 means 3 to the minus 1 power. Many spreadsheet programs (like Excel) are compatible with this notation.
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