R Arithmetic Operators
These operators are used to carry out mathematical operations like addition and multiplication. Here is a list of arithmetic operators available in R.
Arithmetic Operators in R
Operator
Description
+
Addition
–
Subtraction
*
Multiplication
/
Division
^
Exponent
%%
Modulus (Remainder from division)
%/%
Integer Division
Some examples are:
x = 5
y = 16
x+y
[1] 21
x-y
[1] -11
x*y
[1] 80
y/x
[1] 3.2
y%/%x
[1] 3
y%%x
[1] 1
y^x
[1] 1048576
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