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Name

/ (divide)
Examples
int g = 50 / 5;  // Assigns 10 to 'g'
int h = g / 5;   // Assigns 2 to 'h'
Description Divides the value of the first parameter by the value of the second parameter. The answer to the equation 20 / 4 is 5. The number 20 is the sum of four occurences of the number 5. As an equation we see that 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20.
Syntax
value1 / value2
Parameters
value1 int or float
value2 int or float, but not zero (it is not possible divide by zero)
Related* (multiply)
% (modulo)
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:12am EST

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