What does the ** maths operator do in Python?

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What does this mean in Python:

sock.recvfrom(2**16)

I know what sock is, and I get the gist of the recvfrom function, but what the heck is 2**16? Specifically, the two asterisk/double asterisk operator?


(english keywords, because it's hard to search for this: times-times star-star asterisk-asterisk double-times double-star double-asterisk operator)

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