note 38945 deleted from language.expressions by nlopess

Note Submitter: dchris1@bigpond.net.au ---- In response to the comment posted by 'Miki' below, the % operator is indeed a C / C++ style modulus operator. However, Ruben Bonke's comment was also correct - Modulus can be determined by repeatedly subtracting an integer number from another integer until it reaches a value is between 0 and the value you're subtracting. So, for example, in the case of 23 % 5, the result will be 3: 23 - 5 = 18 (not between 5 and 0, so continue) 18 - 5 = 13 (not between 5 and 0, so continue) 13 - 5 = 8 (not between 5 and 0, so continue) 8 - 5 = 3 (less than 5 and greater than 0, so stop) This is probably the simplest way to determine a modulus, and I believe it's the method that most computer processors use in hardware.