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what does ^ mean in an excel formula?
I am trying to figure out a formula and it uses the ^ character in it, what
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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". |
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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? |
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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 "gabbygirl" wrote in message ... I am trying to figure out a formula and it uses the ^ character in it, what does this mean? |
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