The exponentiation operator `**` is used to raise a number to a power.

Let's say you have the number `2` and you want to raise it to the power of `3`. You could do this using the exponentiation operator like so:

```javascript
const result = 2 ** 3;
console.log(result); // 8
```

In this example, `2 ** 3` is read as "2 to the power of 3", which is equal to 8. It is the same as multiplying 2 by itself 3 times ( `2 * 2 * 2 = 8` )

You can also use variables in conjunction with the exponentiation operator:

```javascript
const base = 4;
const exponent = 2;
const result = base ** exponent;
console.log(result); // 16
```

Here, we're using the variables `base` and `exponent` to calculate 4 to the power of 2, which is equal to 16.











Arithmetic Operators - Exponentiation