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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T09:09:47+00:00 2026-05-23T09:09:47+00:00

Possible Duplicate: What does the ** operator do in Python? What does the **

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What does the ** operator do in Python?

What does the ** do/mean in following python code?

range(2,int(startnumber**0.5)+1)

I was working with some Fibonacci numbers and fell over the function on the internet. Can’t seem to find it in the documentation

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    2026-05-23T09:09:47+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 9:09 am

    It means “to the power of.” So x**2 means x squared, and x**0.5 means the square root of x.

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