COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

Arithmetic Expressions

• Table 139: Arithmetic Operators (page 1011)

• Table 140: Hierarchy of Operators (page 1011)

• Table 141: Precedence in Arithmetic Expressions (page 1011)

• Table 142: Operator-Operand Combinations (page 1012)

Table 139 Arithmetic Operators

Operator

MeaningKindSymbol

Multiplication by +1Unary+

AdditionBinary

Multiplication by -1Unary-

SubtractionBinary

MultiplicationBinary*

DivisionBinary/

ExponentiationBinary**

Table 140 Hierarchy of Operators

OperatorsHierarchy

Unary plus and minus1st

Exponentiation2nd

Multiplication and division3rd

Addition and subtraction4th

Table 141 Precedence in Arithmetic Expressions

InterpretationAmbiguous

(A / B) * CA / B * C

(A / B) / CA / B / C

(A ** B) ** CA ** B ** C

((A + (B / C)) + ((D ** E) * F)) - GA + B / C + D ** E * F - G

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