☜	ASCII 47 M[UMPS] by Example					☞

Forward slash ("/")

ASCII code 47.

This character may be used as a ‘division’ operator.
Set X=3/4

Addition in the 1995 ANSI M[UMPS] language standard:

This character may be used to introduce a special formatting function in an argument of a Read or Write command.
Write /CUP(1,20) ; Position cursor
Write /SGR(1) ; Turn boldface on

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