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How to Read Arithmetic Operators

Symbol	Meaning	Pronunciation (stressed syllable)
+	addition	a[DI]tion
-	subtraction	subtr[AC]tion
*	multiplication	multipli[CA]tion
/	division	di[VI]sion
%	modulus, modulo	[MO]dulus, [MO]dulo
**	power, exponent	[PO]wer, [EX]ponent / expo[NEN]t
=	assignment	a[SSI]gnment

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Expressions in Code

Symbol	English Term	Code Example	Interpretation
+	plus	5 + 3 = 8	5 plus 3 is 8
-	minus	10 - 4 = 6	10 minus 4 is 6
*	times, multiplied by	6 * 7 = 42	6 times 7 is 42 / 6 multiplied by 7 is 42
/	divided by	20 / 5 = 4	20 divided by 5 is 4
%	modulo, mod, remainder when divided by	10 % 3 = 1	10 modulo 3 is 1 / 10 mod 3 is 1 / the remainder when 10 is divided by 3 is 1
**	to the nth power, squared, cubed	2 ** 3 = 8	2 to the 3rd power is 8
		5 ** 2 = 25	5 squared is 25 / 5 to the power of 2 is 25
		4 ** 3 = 64	4 cubed is 64
=	assigned to, is set to	x = 10	x is assigned to 10 / x is set to 10

• In programming, = signifies assignment, which is different from equal in mathematics.

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Expressions of Increase and Decrease

Verb	Example
increment	A variable that is incremented by 2 on each iteration of a loop.
increase	Increase the variable x by 2.
decrement	The variable x is decremented by 1 in each recursive call.
decrease	Decrease the variable x by 2.

• increment typically refers to a small increase or increment unit and is mainly used as a noun.
• increase is used for general growth and can be both a verb and a noun.
• decrement and decrease share a similar relationship.

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Expressions for Comparison Operators

Symbol	English Phrase	Example	Interpretation
==	equals / is equal to	5 == 5	5 equals 5 / 5 is equal to 5
!=	not equal to	5 != 3	5 is not equal to 3
>	greater than	7 > 3	7 is greater than 3
<	less than	3 < 7	3 is less than 7
>=	greater than or equal to	4 >= 4	4 is greater than or equal to 4
<=	less than or equal to	2 <= 5	2 is less than or equal to 5

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