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The ² Command

Command Summary Command Syntax Calculator Compatibility Token Size
Raises the input to the second power. value² TI-83/84/+/SE 1 byte

Press [x²]

The ² Command

The ² command raises an input to the second power. It has exactly the same function as "^2", but is one byte smaller. If used on a list, it will return a list with all of the elements squared. If used on a matrix, it will return the second matrix power of the input matrix.

2²
        4
{1,‾2,3}²
        {1 4 9}
[[2,‾1][‾3,0]]²
        [[1  ‾2]
         [6 ‾3]]

Optimization

Use this command instead of ^2 in all instances.

:X^2
can be
:X²
Authors: KG