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relation

Draft MDC Standard

7.2.2.1 Relational operator relation

    relation::=










=
==
<
<=
>
>=
[
]
]=
]]
]]=











The operators =, ==, <, <=, >, >=, [, ], ]=, ]], and ]]= produce the truth value 1 if the relation between their operands which they express is true, and 0 otherwise. The dual operators 'relation are defined by:

A 'relation B has the same value as '(A relation B).

Editor’s note:
The term "dual" was introduced into the standard in a day and age that all relational operators were single characters, and indicated that the described "combined" operator would have two characters. Suggest to replace the word "dual" with "multi-character".
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