Operating on variables
Operators apply simple operations such as addition and multiplication to operands such as numbers. They usually return a new value that is the result of the operation.
Most operators are binary, meaning that they work on two operands, as shown in the following pseudocode:
var resultOfOperation = FirstOperand operator SecondOperand;
Some operators are unary, meaning they work on a single operand.
A ternary operator works on three operands.
Experimenting with unary operators
Two common unary operators are used to increment ++
and decrement --
a number.
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