Thread: In excel what does the symbol ^ represent
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Default In excel what does the symbol ^ represent
Hi,

It's the mathmatical operator meaning 'raise to the power' of:

3^3= 3 raised to the power of 3 = 27

0r 9^.5 is another way of getting the square root of 9 =3


Mike

"GeorgeD" wrote:

Have recieved a spreadsheet with the ^ in a cell.

What does this do?
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