Arithmetic Operators

The following arithmetic operators are built-in. You can select them from a cell drop-down list on a Grid panel:

Add
Concatenation
Divide
Exponentiate
Factorial
Modulo
Multiply
Negate
Subtract

The table below summarizes the operator names and their symbols.

Operator Name

Symbol

String or Symbol Name

Add

+

Plus sign

Concatenate

||

Double-pipe; two l bars

Divide

/

Forward slash

Exponentiate

**

Double-asterisk

Factorial

!

Exclamation mark

Factorial

 

“FACTORIAL”

Modulo

%

Percent sign

Multiply

*

Asterisk

Negate

-

Hyphen (minus sign)

Subtract

-

Hyphen (minus sign)