symbol_dash (-)
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subtraction operator
- Note: Support for the − character (Unicode 8722) was added in 1.67
- Examples:
set total to originalBalance - withdrawalAmount
- Synonyms:
minus
- Related: +, *, /
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unary negation operator
- Examples:
put -x into inverse
- Synonyms:
negative
- Related: +
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used in numbers expressed in scientific notation for negative exponents
- Examples:
set featherWeight to 5e-6 grams
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used as a hyphen in certain words
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used in numbers expressed in words (thirty-four)
- Examples:
set waitingPeriod to seventy-two hours
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used in numeric data types (8-bit integer)
- Examples:
read from socket "dataport" for 3 16-bit integers
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