A.7. Arithmetic
Most programs perform arithmetic calculations. The arithmetic operators are summarized in Fig. A.11. Note the use of various special symbols not used in algebra. The asterisk (*) indicates multiplication, and the percent sign (%) is the remainder operator, which we’ll discuss shortly. The arithmetic operators in Fig. A.11 are binary operators, because each operates on two operands. For example, the expression f + 7 contains the binary operator + and the two operands f and 7.
Fig. A.11 | Arithmetic operators.
Integer division yields an integer quotient. For example, the expression 7/4 evaluates to 1, and the expression 17 / 5 ...
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