Exponentiation

301.2 Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic Operators — Note 3 of 4

Use powers in code.

The ** operator raises a number to a power. It is Python's equivalent of the mathematical exponent notation.

Exponentiation

python

print(2 ** 3)    # 8
print(5 ** 2)    # 25
print(9 ** 0.5)  # 3.0 (square root)

Specification notes for programming are in Paper 2.

301.2 Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic Operators — Note 3 of 4

Use powers in code.

The ** operator raises a number to a power. It is Python's equivalent of the mathematical exponent notation.

Exponentiation

python

print(2 ** 3)    # 8
print(5 ** 2)    # 25
print(9 ** 0.5)  # 3.0 (square root)

Specification notes for programming are in Paper 2.