Divide operator
Category:Math
Divides two numbers.
All programming languages support the basic arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of numbers.
Examples
Example: Dividing two numbers
// Divide two numbers.
console.log(3/5);
var x=3;
var y=5;
console.log(x/y);
Syntax
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Parameters
Name | Type | Required? | Description |
---|---|---|---|
___ | Any | The operands can be a number, or a variable containing a number, or the number returned by a function, or the numeric result of the evaluation of an expression. |
Returns
The quotient of two numbers.
Tips
- Operator precedence is the same as standard arithmetic - Expressions within a parentheses have the highest precedence, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.
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