Programming Fundamentals/Relational Operators

Overview A relational operator is a programming language construct or operator that tests or defines some kind of relation between two entities. These include numerical equality (e.g., 5 = 5) and inequalities (e.g., 4 ≥ 3).Wikipedia: Relational operator Discussion Relational operators give a Boolean value (data type that has one of two possible values to represent the two truths of logic) by evaluating the relationship between two operands. Operator symbols and/or names can vary with different programming languages. Most programming languages use relational operators similar to the following: OperatorMeaning<less than>greater than<=less than or equal to>=greater than or equal to==equality (equal to)!= or <>inequality (not equal to) Examples: 9 < 25 9 < 3 9 > 14 9 <= 17 9 >= 25 9 == 13 9 != 13 9 !< 25 9 <> 25 Note: Be careful. In math you are familiar with using the symbol = to mean equal and ≠ to mean not equal, but in many programming languages the ≠ is not used and the = symbol means assignment. Key Terms relational operator An operator that gives a Boolean value by evaluating the relationship between two operands. References cnx.org: Programming Fundamentals – A Modular Structured Approach using C++