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Arithmetic operators

-

Makes the number to its right negative or subtracts the number on the right from the number on the left.

-33
3 - 2
the number of this card - 1

+

Adds the number on the left to the number on the right.

1 + 2
the bottom of card button 1 + 5

*

Multiplies the number on the left by the number on the right.

3 * 2
lineNumber * the textHeight of card field 1

/

Divides the number on the left by the number on the right.

23 / 13
the number of cards / 10
the freesize of this stack / 1024

^

Raises the number on the left to the power of the number on the right.

3 ^ 3
2 ^ 10
2 ^ -1
10 ^ 7.1
10 ^ pi

div

Divides the number on the left by the number on the right and ignores any remainder.

100 div 13
the number of cards div 2
the freesize of this stack div 1024

mod

Divides the number on the left by the number on the right and returns the remainder.

100 mod 19
the number of this card mod 2

Related Topics

• add
• divide
• exp, exp1, exp2
• multiply
• numberFormat
• subtract