====== 3.3 Operators ======
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===== MULTI_CHARACTER_OPERATORS ======
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==== ADDITION_ASSIGNMENMT ====
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The addition arithmetic operator '+' for numeric values or the concatenation operator for text strings. 
<code>
ADDITION_ASSIGNMENMT ::= "(\+\=)"
</code>

==== GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO ====
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The greater-than-or-equal-to comparison operator '+='.

<code>
GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO ::= "(\>\=)"
</code>

==== LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO ====
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The less-than-or-equal-to comparison operator '<'.

<code>
LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO ::= "(\<\=)"
</code>

==== NOT_EQUAL_TO ====
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The not-equal-to comparison operator '!=' or '<>'.

<code>
NOT_EQUAL_TO ::= "(\!\=)(|\<\>)"
</code>

==== SHIFT_LEFT ====
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The bitwise shift-left operator '<<'.
<code>
SHIFT_LEFT ::= "(\<\<)"
</code>

==== SHIFT_RIGHT ====
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The bitwise shift-right operator '<<'.

<code>
SHIFT_RIGHT ::= "(\>\>)"
</code>

==== SUBTRACTION_ASSIGNMENMT ====
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The subtraction arithmetic operator '-=' for numeric values. 

<code>
SUBTRACTION_ASSIGNMENMT ::= "(\-\=)"
</code>

==== Inclusive List ====
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The following is an inclusive list of the MULTI_CHARACTER_OPERATORS:<code>
MULTI_CHARACTER_OPERATORS 
  ::= ADDITION_ASSIGNMENMT
    | GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO
    | LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO
    | NOT_EQUAL_TO
    | SHIFT_LEFT
    | SHIFT_RIGHT
    | SUBTRACTION_ASSIGNMENMT</code>

===== SINGLE_CHARACTER_OPERATORS =====
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==== ADDITION ====
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The addition arithmetic operator '+' for numeric values or the concatenation operator for text strings. 
<code>
ADDITION ::= "(\+)"
</code>

==== DIVISION ====
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The addition division operator '/' for numeric values. 

<code>
DIVISION ::= "(\/)"
</code>
==== GREATER_THAN ====
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The great-than comparison operator '>' for numeric values. 

<code>
GREATER_THAN::= "(\<)"
</code>
==== LESS_THAN ====
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The less-than comparison operator '<' for numeric values. 

<code>
LESS_THAN::= "(\<)"
</code>
==== MODULO ====
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The modulo arithmetic operator '%' for numeric values. 

<code>
MODULO ::= "(\%)"
</code>
==== MULTIPLICATION ====
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The multiplication division operator '/' for numeric values. 

<code>
MULTIPLICATION ::= "(\*)"
</code>

==== TO_THE_POWER ====
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The exponential operator '^' for numeric values. 

<code>
TO_THE_POWER ::= "(\^)"
</code>

==== SUBTRACTION ====
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The subtraction arithmetic operator '+' for numeric values
<code>
SUBTRACTION ::= "(\-)"
</code>


==== Inclusive List ====
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The following are the Single Characters<code>

MULTI_CHARACTER_OPERATORS 
  ::= ADDITION
    | DIVISION
    | GREATER_THAN
    | LESS_THAN
    | MODULO
    | MULTIPLICATION
    | TO_THE_POWER
    | SUBTRACTION</code>


<code>
::= "[\(\)\[\]\{\}\%\/\*\+\-\<\>\=\:\&\|\^]"
</code>

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