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- (minus)
Syntax
(Negation): -expression
Description
Math operator; reverses the sign of the value of expression
.
This is an arithmetic operator with a precedence level of 5.
Syntax
(Subtraction):
expression1
- expression2
Description
Math operator; performs an arithmetic subtraction on two numerical expressions, subtracting expression2
from expression1
. When both expressions are integers, the difference is an integer. When either or both expressions are floating-point numbers, the difference is a floating-point number.
This is an arithmetic operator with a precedence level of 3.
Example
(Negation): This statement reverses the sign of the expression 2 + 3:
put -(2 + 3)
The result is -5.
Example
(Subtraction):
This statement subtracts the integer 2 from the integer 5 and displays the result in the Message window:
put 5 - 2
The result is 3, which is an integer.
Example
(Subtraction):
This statement subtracts the floating-point number 1.5 from the floating-point number 3.25 and displays the result in the Message window:
put 3.25 - 1.5
The result is 1.75, which is a floating-point number.
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