2006-10-05 02:44:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
^ is used in place of "to the power of" because we can't get superscript on Y! Answers.
So x^6 would be x to the power of 6.
2006-10-05 02:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by sarcasticquotemarks 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everyday computers do not have a way to place small numbers up to the right of characters to indicate "raised to the power of 2, 3, 4 , or something like that."
So that little upward carrot character you showed us is often used to say "raised to the power of"
as in
X^2 which means X to the 2nd power or X squared.
2006-10-05 02:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
^ is used to designate exponent and means "to the power of"
For example 2^3 means "2 to the power of 3", or 2 x 2 x 2
2006-10-05 02:48:04 · answer #3 · answered by R.Me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Exponentiation (or, as the previous answerer said, "to the power of").
This means multiplying something by itself the exponent number of times.
2^2 = 2*2 = 4
2^3 = 2*2*2 = 8
This is generally used whenever it is not easy or possible to use superscripts. (In comments in programs, for instances).
2006-10-05 02:49:55 · answer #4 · answered by IWasWondering 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
^ means to the power of. Like,if someone asked the question....
"What is the Base of 2^7" it means 2 to the power of seven (2*2*2*2*2*2*2)
2006-10-05 02:47:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
2^3 => Two to the power of three or two cube.
2^3 = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8
Similarly, 3^5 = 3x3x3x3x3
2006-10-05 12:03:41 · answer #6 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"raised to the power of".
For instance, 2^3 means 2 times 2 times 2, and 4^10 would mean 4 multiplied by itself ten times.
2006-10-05 02:47:25 · answer #7 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mathematics does not use the '^' symbol in reality. Computers use this symbol (called a caret) to express exponentation as said by other answerers. In the real world after all, the exponent is expressed by making it a superscript after the base you need to raise to. The caret symbol is used in computer platforms to simply depict that the number after the caret symbol is the exponent while the number before the caret symbol is the base. Computers still have formatting boundaries, unable to show exponentation on the real-world level like in this HTML format webpage.
Cheers.
2006-10-05 03:05:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means to the power of, so for example 2^5 means 2 to the power 5 (or 2x2x2x2x2)
2006-10-05 02:48:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"raised to the power of".
For instance, 2^3 =8
2006-10-05 03:12:24 · answer #10 · answered by raj_sharmausa@yahoo.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋