Operators in C++

Operators are special symbols that perform operations on one or more operands (variables and values) and produce a result. C++ is rich with built-in operators. **Arithmetic Operators** perform mathematical calculations: `+` (addition), `-` (subtraction), `*` (multiplication), `/` (division), and `%` (modulus, which gives the remainder of a division). **Assignment Operators** are used to assign values to variables. The basic assignment operator is `=`, but there are also compound assignment operators like `+=`, `-=`, `*=`, and `/=`, which combine an arithmetic operation with an assignment (e.g., `x += 5` is shorthand for `x = x + 5`). **Relational Operators** are used to compare two values and result in a boolean (`true` or `false`) value: `==` (equal to), `!=` (not equal to), `>` (greater than), `<` (less than), `>=` (greater than or equal to), and `<=` (less than or equal to). **Logical Operators** are used to combine or modify boolean expressions: `&&` (logical AND), `||` (logical OR), and `!` (logical NOT). These are crucial for creating complex conditions in control flow statements. There are other types of operators as well, such as bitwise operators and the ternary operator, which we'll explore later. Understanding operator precedence is also important, as it determines the order in which operators are evaluated in a complex expression (e.g., `*` and `/` are evaluated before `+` and `-`).