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#1 2006-07-14 22:04:57
- Devantè
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What does this symbol mean (^)?
Sorry, this is probably one of the worst questions ever.
I seem to have forgotten what the ^ symbol means...now I don't know what to do! I can't find any pages anywhere that would refresh my memory! Please help.
Thanks.
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#2 2006-07-14 22:35:58
- numen
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Re: What does this symbol mean (^)?
3^(2x) means 3 raised to the power of 2x.
Bang postponed. Not big enough. Reboot.
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#3 2006-07-14 22:50:10
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Re: What does this symbol mean (^)?
We tend to use it when typing, and it is also used in some programming languages.
But it is indeed just an Exponent or Power
Oh, and welcome to the forum!
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#4 2006-07-15 01:01:22
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Re: What does this symbol mean (^)?
Thanks, you've really helped me out. Oh, and thanks for welcoming me. 
I'll just check around to see if there are any math problems someone needs help solving...
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#5 2006-07-15 02:10:38
- Ricky
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Re: What does this symbol mean (^)?
We tend to use it when typing, and it is also used in some programming languages.
In programming languages like C++, it tends to mean XOR.
But yea, when we type math, it means to a power.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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