[N00B] What's %?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2005-02-10, Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
> Grant Edwards wrote:
>> It's the modulus operator.  It returns the remainder of integer
>> division.  As we used to say in second grade:
>> 
>>  4 goes into 107 26 times with 3 left over.
>> 
>>  3 goes into 4 2 times with 1 left over. 
>
> How long were you stuck in second grade, Grant?  <grin>

What? 50% wasn't a passing grade when you were in 2nd grade?

> P.S.  You're correct, for large values of four.... ;-)

and for small values of 3.

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