ARITHMETIC SYMBOLS:




EXPONENTIATION     [^]    (INDICATES AN INTEGER EXPONENT)
TYPE 3^2           (OUTPUTS A '9' --- 3 TO THE SECOND POWER)
SET X=Y^Z          (SETS X EQUAL TO Y RAISED TO THE INTEGRAL Z POWER)
TYPE 2^3.5         (OUTPUTS AN '8' --- THE .5 IS DROPPED)





MULTIPLICATION     [*]
TYPE 2*4           (OUTPUTS AN '8')
SET X=Y*Z          (SETS X EQUAL TO Y TIMES Z)





DIVISION           [/]
TYPE 6/2           (OUTPUTS A '3')
SET X=Y/Z          (SETS X EQUAL TO Y DIVIDED BY Z)





ADDITION           [+]
TYPE 2+2           (OUTPUTS A '4')
SET X=Y+Z          (SETS X EQUAL TO Y PLUS Z)





SUBTRACTION        [-]
TYPE 3-X           (OUTPUTS THE VALUE OF 3-X)
SET X=Y-Z          (SETS X EQUAL TO Y MINUS Z)





ENCLOSURES         (),[], AND <> MAY BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY
                   IN MATCHED PAIRS TO ENCLOSE QUANTITIES
                   WHICH ARE TO BE OPERATED ON AS A UNIT.