Python Operators: Arithmetic to Assignment and Beyond
Operators and Operands
An operator is a symbol that performs an action on one or more values. In the expression 7 + 3, the numbers 7 and 3 are operands, while + is the operator.
Arithmetic Operators
Symbol
Meaning
Example
+
addition
12 + 7 == 19
-
subtraction / negasion
12 - 7 == 5
*
multiplication / repetition
3 * 4 == 12
/
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Posted on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:52:13 +0000 by andr923
Algorithmic Problem Solving Techniques and Implementations
Equalizing Card Piles (Greedy Approach)
To distribute cards equally among $N$ piles, calculate the average number of cards per pile and subtract this value from each pile's count. This transforms the problem into finding the minimum number of moves to zero out the differences. Iterating from left to right, if a pile has a non-zero discrpeancy, ...
Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:32:25 +0000 by bdichiara
Java Operators: Arithmetic, Relational, Bitwise, Logical, and More
Arithmetic operators are used in mathematical expressions and behave as they do in algebra. Assuming integer variables x = 10 and y = 20:
Operator
Description
Example
+
Addition
x + y == 30
-
Subtraction
x - y == -10
*
Multiplication
x * y == 200
/
Division
y / x == 2
%
Modulus (remainder after division)
y % x == 0
++
Increment ...
Posted on Wed, 20 May 2026 20:48:18 +0000 by Guldstrand
Binary Number Systems and Bitwise Manipulation in Java
In binary, the most significant bit (MSB) serves as the sign indicator: 0 for positive, 1 for negative.
For positive integers, the true form, one's complement, and two's complement are identical.
For negative integers:
One's complement is derived by inverting all bits of the true form except the sign bit.
Two's complement is calculated by addi ...
Posted on Thu, 07 May 2026 23:06:47 +0000 by michaelpalmer7