# symbols

scilab operator names

## Description

Use the following names to get help on a specific symbol.

operator | name in Scilab help
`',", .'` | quote
`+` | plus
`-` | minus
`*,.*` | star
`/, ./, /.` | slash
`\,.\ ,\.` | backslash
`.` | dot
`=, ==` | equal
`<,>,>=,<=,<>` | less, greater
`~` | tilde
`[]` | brackets
`()` | parents
`%` | percent
`:` | colon
`,` | comma
`;` | semicolon
`^` | hat
`.^` | power
`|` | or_op
`&` | and_op
`.*., ./., .\.` | kron
`$` | dollar

## Remark

For historical reasons, different symbols may represent the same operator:

`{` as the same meaning as `[`

`}` as the same meaning as `]`

`@` as the same meaning as `~`

``` as the same meaning as <

It is highly recommended not to use these features because they will be removed in the future.

## See Also

- overloading