Integer Division Operator //

Unlike the / operator, which returns a floating-point result (a decimal), the integer division operator // discards the decimal part and returns only the integer portion of the division.

For example, dividing 10 by 3 using the / operator yields a result of 3.3333333333333335.

/ Operator Example

result_float = 10 / 3

print(result_float)  # 3.3333333333333335

In contrast, using the // operator with 10 divided by 3 returns 3, dropping everything after the decimal point

// Operator Example

result_int = 10 // 3

print(result_int)  # 3

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