symbol_dash (-)

• subtraction operator

  • Note: Support for the − character (Unicode 8722) was added in 1.67

  • Examples:

     set total to originalBalance - withdrawalAmount

  • Synonyms: minus

  • Related: +, *, /

• unary negation operator

  • Examples:

     put -x into inverse

  • Synonyms: negative

  • Related: +

• used in numbers expressed in scientific notation for negative exponents

  • Examples:

     set featherWeight to 5e-6 grams

• used as a hyphen in certain words

  • used in numbers expressed in words (thirty-four)

    • Examples:

       set waitingPeriod to seventy-two hours

  • used in numeric data types (8-bit integer)

    • Examples:

       read from socket "dataport" for 3 16-bit integers