You can combine character
strings that are valid numbers (see
Tokens)
using the arithmetic operators:
- +
- Add
- -
- Subtract
- *
- Multiply
- /
- Divide
- %
- Integer divide (divide and return the integer part of the result)
- //
- Remainder (divide and return the remainder—not modulo, because
the result may be negative)
- **
- Power® (raise a number
to a whole-number power)
- Prefix -
- Same
as the subtraction: 0 - number
- Prefix +
- Same as the addition: 0 + number
See
Numbers and arithmetic for
details about precision, the format of valid numbers, and the operation
rules for arithmetic. Note that if an arithmetic result is shown in
exponential notation, it is likely that rounding has occurred.