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Subject:Re: Calling all math whizzes From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:54:52 -0700
Yes. It's commonly used when superscript is not available.
On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> I've never seen this nomenclature before: 2^80
>
> Does this mean 2 to the 80th power?
>
> Is there a better way to express it, such as eliminating the carat and
> superscripting the 80?
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