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torie
arithmetic operator ^ means to subtract
B
Bill Sharpe
torie said:
I don't think so. ^ means raise to a power. - means subtract.
Bill
R
Ron Rosenfeld
Your statement is inaccurate.
What is your question?
--ron
J
JoeU2004
Ron Rosenfeld said:
If I had a rudimentary knowledge of a language, I suspect I would use the
assertive form of verbs even when asking a question. (In fact, I have!)
While it might be relatively easy to translate a verb in one language into
the English verb "to mean", it is a "giant leap for man" to go from there to
"does <something> mean ...?".
I assume that Torie meant: "does ^ mean subtract?" Arguably, a better
question would have been: "what does ^ mean in an arithmetic expression?".
As an exercise, try translating that into Swahili
.
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Shane Devenshire
To clarify what this operator does:
=A1^2
If A1 is 3 then the result is 3 squared or 3*3, the carot, as it is
sometimes called, takes a number to a power.
=A1^3
3 cubed, would equal 3*3*3 = 27
you can also use it as follows:
=A1^(1/3)
if A1 is 27 then this takes the cube root of 27 which is 3. And
=A1^(.5)
If A1 is 64 then this takes the square root which is 8.
=A1-A5 subtracts A5 from A1
=A1^2
If A1 is 3 then the result is 3 squared or 3*3, the carot, as it is
sometimes called, takes a number to a power.
=A1^3
3 cubed, would equal 3*3*3 = 27
you can also use it as follows:
=A1^(1/3)
if A1 is 27 then this takes the cube root of 27 which is 3. And
=A1^(.5)
If A1 is 64 then this takes the square root which is 8.
=A1-A5 subtracts A5 from A1
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Ron Rosenfeld
If I were speaking the language, I would add an inflection to indicate a
question, and I have.
If I were writing, I would end the sentence with a question mark.
And if I were trying to write a technical question in a non-native language, I
would certainly include my native language.
--ron