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An arithmetic operator combines two operands arithmetically to produce an intermediate value. The operators are:

|  | **+** | Addition (A **+** B gives the sum of A and B) |
|  | **-** | Subtraction (A **-** B gives the difference of A and B) |
|  | ***** | Multiplication (A ***** B multiples A by B) |
|  | **/** | Division (A **/** B divides A by B) |
|  | **^** | Exponentiation (A **^** B raises A to power of B) |
|  | **%** | Modulus Division (A **%** B gives the remainder of A divided by B) |

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The sign of the Modulus Division result can be controlled by the compatible_modulus #PRAGMA define. See [[soft velocity pragmas.htm|SoftVelocity #PRAGMAS]]

There are also "shortcut" arithmetic operator assignments that simplify your code. For more information, see [[operating assignments.htm|Operating Assignments]].