Matlab operator **

Question

I was checking a previous answer here.

What does the operator ** mean in Matlab?

Answer 1

There's no ** operator in MATLAB.

>> 3**5
 3**5
  |
Error: Unexpected MATLAB operator.

That's used in GNU/Octave as an alternative to power operator ^. I think that program is tested on GNU/Octave and assumed to work also on MATLAB.