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Arithmetic Operators

Remember basic arithmetic from school? These work just like those.

Table 15-2. Arithmetic Operators

Example	Name	Result
-$a	Negation	Opposite of $a.
$a + $b	Addition	Sum of $a and $b.
$a - $b	Subtraction	Difference of $a and $b.
$a * $b	Multiplication	Product of $a and $b.
$a / $b	Division	Quotient of $a and $b.
$a % $b	Modulus	Remainder of $a divided by $b.

The division operator ("/") returns a float value unless the two operands are integers (or strings that get converted to integers) and the numbers are evenly divisible, in which case an integer value will be returned.

Note: Remainder $a % $b is negative for negative $a.

See also the manual page on Math functions.

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