# Operators

Every fragment of code is, at its core, just a sequence of primitive operations. Here's a list of the basic operators we need to understand as we gain an understanding of variables and other programming fundamentals.

# Basic Arithmetic Operators

Whether performing a simple calculation or writing an expression, we will use the basic math operators quite frequently.

Operator	Character
Addition	+
Subtraction	-
Multiplication	*
Division	/

# Advanced Arithmetic Operators

For more advanced math operations, these ones will come in handy. The increment and decrement shorthands are particularly useful.

Operator	Character
Exponentiation	**
Modulus (remainder after division)	%
Increment (shorthand)	++
Decrement (shorthand)	--

# Assignment Operators

Arithmetic operators would be quite useless without some way to assign values to variables, which is where this set of operators comes in.

Operator	Character
Assignment	=
Addition with Assignment	+=
Subtraction with Assignment	-=
Multiplication with Assignment	*=
Division with Assignment	/=
Exponentiation with Assignment	**=
Modulus with Assignment	%=

# Comparison Operators

These operators are used to write comparison expressions. Note that when = is used in these operators, we are not assigning values to variables.

Operator	Character
Equality	==
Strict Equality (equal value and data type)	===
Inequality	!=
Strict Inequality (unequal value and data type)	!==
Greater Than	>
Less Than	<
Greater Than or Equal To	>=
Less Than or Equal To	<=
Ternary (conditional shorthand)	?

# Logical Operators

Logical Operators are used for evaluating multiple comparisons in a single expression.

Operator	Character
Logical AND	&&
Logical OR	||
Logical NOT	!