what does ^ mean?

[~Midnight.Kitten~]

Ive noticed in some people answers on here there was the ^ symbol. what does that mean in the answer? is there a term for it?

 

[Matt]

The caret symbol ^ means exponent. For example:

. . . . a^5

means

. . . . a⁵

 

[~Midnight.Kitten~]

oh thank you.