Variable sizes

[LN7oGNh0]

I was reading this thing about variable sizes and it said that 'n bits can store 2^n values' so if n = 8, the answer is 256. (2^8). I dont get what ^ does? I thought it meant square the number. Does anybody know?

Thanks.

[Athar]

2^8 means 2 to the power of 8.

[Moschops]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation

[LN7oGNh0]

O000000000000000000000HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats what it means!!!

Thank you!