Glossary of terms

Operators are the constructs which can manipulate the value of operands.
Consider the expression 4 + 5 = 9. Here, 4 and 5 are called operands and + is called operator.
Operators are

• arithmetic : +, -, *, /, **,
  
• comparison : > , <, ==, !=, >=, <=
• boolean: AND, OR, NOT, XOR, NOR, NAND, XNOR