what does the character ^ mean in an excel formula
 

what does the character ^ mean in an excel formula
 

It means "raised to the power of", as in 3 ^ 2 meaning 3 squared.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Nov 30, 4:31*pm, Jackson wrote:

what does the character ^ mean in an excel formula
 

Next time, please remember to ask the question in the BODY of the message,
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=2^4 means 2 to the power 4, or =2*2*2*2 or =POWER(2,4)
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David Biddulph

"Jackson" wrote in message
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what does the character ^ mean in an excel formula
 

Thats for exponential math; to raise a number to a power.

See this:
http://www.math.com/school/subject2/.../S2U2L2DP.html

More detailed description he
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation


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"David Biddulph" wrote:

Next time, please remember to ask the question in the BODY of the message,
not just in the subject line.

=2^4 means 2 to the power 4, or =2*2*2*2 or =POWER(2,4)
--
David Biddulph

"Jackson" wrote in message
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