what does ^ mean in an excel formula?
 

I am trying to figure out a formula and it uses the ^ character in it, what
does this mean?

what does ^ mean in an excel formula?
 

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".

what does ^ mean in an excel formula?
 

Raises a number to a power. =2^2 would return 4, for instance.

"gabbygirl" wrote:

I am trying to figure out a formula and it uses the ^ character in it, what
does this mean?

what does ^ mean in an excel formula?
 

=2^3 is 2 raised to the power of 3, or =2*2*2, or =POWER(2,3)
--
David Biddulph

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I am trying to figure out a formula and it uses the ^ character in it, what
does this mean?