Octave Arithmetic Operators

Overview

In this tutorial, we will learn about Octave Arithmetic Operators. Arithmetic operators can be used for performing various mathematical operations on the variables. We can use these operators on both scalars and on vectors.

Octave Arithmetic Operators

An arithmetic operator is a symbol that Octave uses for arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and exponentiation.

The arithmetic operators symbols are as follows:

Arithmetic Operation	Operator Symbol	Example
Addition	+	a + b
Subtraction	–	a – b
Multiplication	*	a b*
Left Division Right Division	\ /	a / b
Power/Exponentiation	** or ^	a * b or a ^b*

Example

Let’s compute the sum of 10 and 25.

In this example, we will declare two scalar variables. Add the variables with the addition operator and print the result.

a = 10;

b = 25;

result = a + b ;

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Octave Arithmetic Operator

Element wise operations on Vectors

Arithmetic Operation	Operator Symbol	Example
Addition	.+	a .+ b
Subtraction	.-	a .- b
Multiplication	.*	a . b*
Division	./	a ./ b
Power	. or .^**	a .* b*