one fable-low hijack cell
pair javascript / nature
envelope code_caret
ordering BA
effort low
Code-flavored caret operator — '{X} ^ {Y}'
verdictpicked nature (second-offered)
· classifierB
· tiernone
response (200 chars)
In JavaScript, `^` is the **bitwise XOR (exclusive OR)** operator — not exponentiation!
## How `^` works
It compares numbers bit by bit. A bit is `1` if the bits differ, `0` if they're the same:
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