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[-] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

what is the difference between an operator ane a function? is there any? one could argue that the common operators are just common useful functions and thus there is no reason why % is not one of them

edit I thought you meant modulo operator not percent

[-] asow8@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Yes, it was only after the comments mentioned modulo operator that I realized the % symbol has many meanings across different disciplines. I was coming from a chemistry perspective, and I should have specified from the beginning.

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