Arithmetic operators are symbols used in programming to perform mathematical calculations on numerical values. These operators allow you to perform basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and more.
Here are the commonly used arithmetic operators:
Addition (+): This will add two values together. For example:
var result = 5 + 3;
// The value of 'result' is 8
Subtraction (-): This will subtract one value from another. For example:
var result = 9 - 4;
// The value of 'result' is 5
Multiplication (*): This will multiply two values. For example:
var result = 6 * 2;
// The value of 'result' is 12
Division (/): This will divide one value by another. For example:
var result = 10 / 2;
// The value of 'result' is 5
Modulo (%): This will return the remainder of a division operation. For example:
var result = 10 % 3;
// The value of 'result' is 1 (remainder of 10 divided by 3)
Increment (++) and Decrement (–):
The increment operator (++) increases the value of a variable by 1, while the decrement operator (–) decreases the value of a variable by 1.
These operators can be used both as prefixes or postfixes. For example:
var num = 5;
num++; // The value of 'num' becomes 6
var count = 10;
count--; // The value of 'count' becomes 9
These arithmetic operators can be used with variables or literal values to perform various mathematical calculations in programming. They are commonly used in mathematical operations, formulas, and numerical computations.
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