So you always get the full value of the quotient. quotient = 7/2 # result: 3.5 (a float) // Floor division; this gives the quotient sans remainder. quotient = 7//2 # result is 3 in any version of ...

An operator is, in general, a typographical symbol that means something special to the Python interpreter, and tells it to do something with the literals or variables next to it. Many are basic ...