Question

what does ^ mean???

Answer 1

Great question

Answer 2

its to illustrate the power

Answer 3

exactly

Answer 4

its called an up carrot

Answer 5

WHat if I don't have a ^ to answer my question though
Im sorry I don't understand :c

Answer 6

It's used t show that the next number is an exponent.

Answer 7

it means power of (^)

Answer 8

like 2^2 = 4

Answer 9

^ means *point upward* the the answer above me

:DDD

Answer 10

we use 3^2 when we can't write it this way
\[ 3^2 \]

Answer 11

@annas I get it now think you ( So its like a plus sign eh?

Answer 12

no, it does not mean plus

it means, *multiply by itself that many times*

examples:
2^1 = 2
2^2 = 2*2 = 4
2^3 =2*2*2 = 8
and so on

Answer 13

No, when you have a power it signifies to multiply by that power: 3^2=9

Answer 14

Welcome :D
you can also call it exponential sign :)

Answer 15

It was invented because people wanted a shorter way to write things like
8*8*8*8*8

that is 8 times itself 5 times, so they the short way to write it is
\[ 8^5 \]
or , if you are at a computer, 8^5