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{{Template:TI-BASIC:Command
|picture=SQUARE.GIF
|summary=Raises the input to the second power.
|syntax=''value''²
|location=Press [''x''²]
|compatibility=TI-83/84/+/SE
|size=1 byte
}}

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

= Related Commands =
* ^^[[TI-BASIC:Inverse|-1]]^^
* ^^[[TI-BASIC:3|3]]^^[[Category:TI-BASIC]]
[[Category:TIBD]]