An **operator** in Python is a character that tells the compiler to perform a specific task on the quantity *operand*.

It can perform the following operations:
1. Arithmetic
2. Relational
3. Logical

## Types of operators

 * **Unary operators:** Requires a single operand. These are mostly *prefix*.

 * **Binary operator:** Requires two operands. These are mostly **in-fix**.

 >**Note:** There are also *ternary operators*.

# Types of operations

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## 1. Arithmetic operations
Arithmetic operations are widely used for mathematical calculations. These operators help in solving all types of arithmetic expressions quickly. 

| operator    | meaning     | example    |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  +    | It adds two operands together, or acts as a sign for a single operand.    | 5 + 2 = 7 or +2 (sign)    |
|  -   | It subtracts two operands or acts as a sign for a single operand.    | 5 - 2 = 3 or -2 (sign)    |
|   *  | It multiplies two operands.    | 5 * 2 = 10    |
| / | It divides two operands.|10 / 5 = 2| 
| % | It returns a remainder after dividing two operands.| 5 % 2 = 1|

### 2. Relational (comparison) operations

These operators run a comparison between two entities and *return* `true` or `false` as per the condition.

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### 3. Logical operations

These operators are used for the conditional statements and *return* a `boolean` for every expression. 

| relational operator    |  name   |  example   |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  ==   |  Equal   | 5 == 5    |
|   !=  |  Not Equal   |  6 != 5   |
| >    | Greater than    |  6 > 5   | 
|<|Less than|5 < 6|

| logical opeartor    |   meaning  |  example   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AND    | It returns *true* if both of the statements are *true*.    |  x > 5 and y < 15   |
|  OR   |  It returns *true* if either one of the statements is *true*.   |   x > 5 and y < 15   |
|  NOT   |  It reverses the result, for *true* it returns *false*   |  not ( x > 5)   |

# setting default values for x and y
x = 5
y = 15

print ('x = ', x)
print ('y = ', y)

# arithmetical operation
print ('x + y = ',x + y) 
print ('x - y = ',x - y)
print ('x % y = ',x % y) 

# relational operation
print ('x > y is ',x > y)
print ('x < y is ',x < y)
print ('x == y is ',x == y)

# logical operation
print ('x > 5 and y < 15 is ',x > 5 and y < 15)
print ('x > 5 or y < 15 is ',x > 5 or y < 15)


What are Python operators?

Types of operations  1. Arithmetic operations Arithmetic operations are widely used for mathematical calculations. These operators help in solving all types of arithmetic expressions quickly. 

operator	meaning	example
+	It adds two operands together, or acts as a sign for a single operand.	5 + 2 = 7 or +2 (sign)
-	It subtracts two operands or acts as a sign for a single operand.	5 - 2 = 3 or -2 (sign)
*	It multiplies two operands.	5 * 2 = 10
/	It divides two operands.	10 / 5 = 2
%	It returns a remainder after dividing two operands.	5 % 2 = 1

relational operator	name	example
==	Equal	5 == 5
!=	Not Equal	6 != 5
>	Greater than	6 > 5
<	Less than	5 < 6

logical opeartor	meaning	example
AND	It returns true if both of the statements are true.	x > 5 and y < 15
OR	It returns true if either one of the statements is true.	x > 5 and y < 15
NOT	It reverses the result, for true it returns false	not ( x > 5)

What are Python operators?

Types of operators

Types of operations

1. Arithmetic operations

2. Relational (comparison) operations

3. Logical operations

Example