Before anything else: what is this magical symbol? It looks like an upside-down V with three arrows pointing outwards. Here it is in all its glory:

Now, let’s say you want to calculate the value of 10 raised to the power of itself (which is already pretty mind-bending), but then you decide that’s not enough and you want to raise that result to the power of itself again. And again. And again. You can do this using our trusty friend, the triple arrow operator!

Here’s what it looks like: 105

That’s right we’re raising 10 (which is already pretty big) to the power of itself three times, and then taking that result and raising it to the power of 5. This might seem crazy at first glance, but trust us it’s actually really useful for certain types of calculations!

Now, let’s say you want to calculate the value of a number raised to an exponent with multiple arrows pointing upwards (like in our example). Here’s how you do that: 10(7.3×10^6)

That’s right we’re raising 10 to the power of itself three times, and then taking that result and multiplying it by a number with six arrows pointing upwards (which is even crazier!). This might seem like overkill at first glance, but trust us it’s actually really useful for certain types of calculations!

Did you know that the triple arrow operator can also be used to add 1 to an exponent? Here’s how: (10)3(2.8×10^12)

That’s right we’re raising 10 to the power of itself three times, and then taking that result and multiplying it by a number with twelve arrows pointing upwards (which is even crazier!). And then we add 1 to the exponent. This might seem like overkill at first glance, but trust us it’s actually really useful for certain types of calculations!

Whether you need to calculate a number raised to an exponent with multiple arrows pointing upwards or add 1 to that exponent, this symbol has got you covered. And if you’re feeling really adventurous, why not try calculating something like (10)497(9.73×10^32)? We dare you!