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@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Numbers are mainly of two types - integers and floats.
 
 An example of an integer is `2` which is just a whole number.
 
-Examples of floating point numbers (or _floats_ for short) are `3.23` and `52.3E-4`. The `E` notation indicates powers of 10. In this case, `52.3E-4` means `52.3 * 10^-4^`.
+Examples of floating point numbers (or _floats_ for short) are `3.23` and `52.3E-4`. The `E` notation indicates powers of 10. In this case, `52.3E-4` means `52.3 * 10^-4`.
 
 > **Note for Experienced Programmers**
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