What does asterisk means in python

Question

What is exponentiation

Answer 1

The asterisk "*" is used in Python to define a variable number of arguments. The asterisk character has to precede a variable identifier in the parameter list.
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Answer 2

Asterisk means multiplication
Exponentiation means raised to power...
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Answer 3

Oh! I thought as much. 𝐊𝐢𝐢𝐛𝐨 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 the tag even said numeric operations (numbers).

Answer 4

It means multiplication if it's single, and rise to the power if it's double.

Answer 5

What is exponentiation

Answer 6

Thanks very much