Book Contents		Master Index

Special Characters

/ (slash) division operator, where statement

& (ampersand) argument

INPUT statement, list input

& (ampersand) format modifier, definition

& (ampersand) logical and operator, where statement

= (equal) operator, where statement

<= (less than or equal) operator, where statement

< (less than) operator, where statement

¬ (not sign) logical not operator, where statement

~ (tilde) argument

INPUT statement, list input

~ (tilde) format modifier, definition

~ (tilde) logical not operator, where statement

() (parentheses) order of operations operator, where statement

* (asterisk) multiplication operator, where statement

=* (equal asterisk) sounds-like operator, where statement

** (asterisks) exponentiation operator, where statement

+ (plus sign) positive number operator, where statement

+ (plus) operator, where statement

- (minus sign) negative number operator, where statement

- (minus) operator, where statement

: (colon) format modifier, definition

; (semicolon), in data lines

>= (greater than or equal) operator, where statement

> (greater than) operator, where statement

? (question mark) character string operator, where statement

@ (at sign) line-hold specifier, PUT statement

@@ (at signs) line-hold specifier, PUT statement

^ (carat) logical not operator, where statement

^= (not equal) operator, where statement

| (vertical bar) logical or operator, where statement

|| (vertical bars) concatenation operator, where statement