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Code-flavored caret operator — '{X} ^ {Y}'
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# The `^` Operator: Java vs Ruby
A common gotcha! In **both** languages, `^` is **bitwise XOR** — *not* exponentiation.
## Java
```java
int result = 2 ^ 3; // 1 (XOR, not 8!)
boolean b = true
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