Computer Programming Operator

A Computer Programming Operator is a Computer Program that can transform and compare datasets.

• AKA: Operator.
• Context:
  • It can range from being a Built-in Operator to being a User-defined Operator.
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• Example(s):
  • an Arithmetic Operator such as:
    • Addition Operator (+). Python: operator.add(x, y) which is equivalent to x+y (e.g. addition between two number 1+2, or concatenation of strings "hello" + " " + "world"
    • Subtraction Operator,
    • Mutiplication Operator,
    • Division Operator,
  • a Relational Operator,
    • GREATER THAN Operator,
    • GREATER OR EQUAL TO Operator,
    • LESS THAN Operator.
    • LESS OR EQUAL TO Operator,
  • a Logical Operator,
    • AND Operator,
    • OR Operator,
  • a Bitwise Operator,
  • a Compound Assignment Operator,
  • a Pointer Operator,
  • a Member Operator,
  • a Scope Resolution Operator.
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• Counter-Examples
  • a Computer Programming Function,
  • a Computer Programming Procedure,
  • a Machine Operator.
• See: Scope Resolution Operator, Programming Languages, Syntax (Programming Languages), Semantics_(Computer Science), Assignment (Computer Science), Field (Computer Science).

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References

2019

• (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator_(computer_programming) Retrieved:2019-4-25.
  • Programming languages typically support a set of operators: constructs which behave generally like functions, but which differ syntactically or semantically from usual functions. Common simple examples include arithmetic (addition with +), comparison (with >), and logical operations (such as AND or &&). More involved examples include assignment (usually = or :=), field access in a record or object (usually .), and the scope resolution operator (often ::). Languages usually define a set of built-in operators, and in some cases allow user-defined operators.

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