what does the character ^ mean in an excel formula

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Pete_UK

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

Hope this helps.

Pete
 
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David Biddulph

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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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ryguy7272

That’s for exponential math; to raise a number to a power.

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

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


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David Biddulph said:
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)


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