What does this mean ( ^ )????? Some one helped me on here but i have no idea what that sign mean?

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What does this mean ( ^ )????? Some one helped me on here but i have no idea what that sign mean?

2007-10-01 14:04:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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to a power

x^3 means x to the third power

2007-10-01 14:07:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's the "carat" sign that means that the number following is an exponent. We use it as an artifact because this "stone age" word processor doesn't allow for showing exponents in the way they appear regularly.

2007-10-01 21:09:21 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋