• furry toaster@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days 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.xyzOP
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      3 days 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.