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Code-flavored caret operator — '{X} ^ {Y}'
verdictpicked perl (second-offered)
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# The `^` Operator: JavaScript vs Perl
The caret behaves differently depending on context in these two languages.
## JavaScript
`^` is always **bitwise XOR** (on numbers):
```javascript
5 ^ 3
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