On Feb 20, 8:50*am, gabbygirl
wrote:
I am trying to figure out a formula and it uses the ^ character
in it, what does this mean?

"To the power of" -- exponentiation. 2^3 means 2 cubed, which is 8.

For a brief description of Excel operators, go to Help Excel Help
(F1), type "operators" in the search field, and click on "about
calculation operators".