I see people put this in their math equations here all the time yet I still can't figure out what that's supposed to stand for...
My guess maybe its 3 to the 3rd power so instead you would write here: 3^3
Just a guess...
2007-09-13 15:25:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
it raises the number/expression/function to a certain power....
x^2 = x * x
x^3= x times x times x....etc.
2007-09-13 15:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey there!
"^" indicates that there is a number being raised to a certain power.
For example 3^3, is the same as 3*3*3 or 27.
2^7 is the same as 2*2*2*2*2*2*2 or 128.
So "^" means exponents.
Hope it helps!
2007-09-13 22:32:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct. Before computers and calculators, writing by hand was the only way to do math. You could write x², but computers used text format which did not allow for exponents or roots, so the ^ symbol, or carat, was used to denote "to the power of".
2007-09-13 22:34:41 · answer #3 · answered by Wile E. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a carrot symbol and you are correct. Like 10^6 would be ten to the sixth power.
2007-09-13 22:32:17 · answer #4 · answered by ladylazarus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, ^ is for exponent
7³ = 7^3 = seven to the third power
2007-09-13 22:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by 037 G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your guess is correct, it's a way to write powers for those that can't write superscripts.
2007-09-13 22:32:25 · answer #6 · answered by Jonathan S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea thats it, cause a computer cant make it go up like an exponent would be so thats wat they do
2007-09-13 22:31:10 · answer #7 · answered by Bart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup.. thats it
2007-09-13 22:30:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋