arithmetic_basics.ipynb

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    "# Basic Arithmetic"
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    "- **Author:** [Chris Albon](http://www.chrisalbon.com/), [@ChrisAlbon](https://twitter.com/chrisalbon)\n",
    "- **Date:** -\n",
    "- **Repo:** [Python 3 code snippets for data science](https://github.com/chrisalbon/code_py)\n",
    "- **Note:** -"
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   "source": [
    "### Create some simulated variables"
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   "source": [
    "x = 6\n",
    "y = 9"
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   "source": [
    "### x plus y"
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   "outputs": [
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     "text": [
      "15\n"
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   "source": [
    "print(x + y)"
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   "source": [
    "### x minus y"
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   "outputs": [
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      "-3\n"
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   "source": [
    "print(x - y)"
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   "source": [
    "### x times y"
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      "54\n"
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   "source": [
    "print(x * y)"
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   "source": [
    "### the remainder of x divided by y"
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    {
     "name": "stdout",
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     "text": [
      "6\n"
     ]
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   "source": [
    "print(x % y)"
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   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "### x divided by y"
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   "execution_count": 6,
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   "outputs": [
    {
     "name": "stdout",
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     "text": [
      "0.6666666666666666\n"
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   "source": [
    "print(x / y)"
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   "source": [
    "### x divided by y (floor) (i.e. the quotient)"
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     "text": [
      "0\n"
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   "source": [
    "print(x // y)"
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   "source": [
    "### x raised to the y power"
   ]
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   "outputs": [
    {
     "name": "stdout",
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     "text": [
      "10077696\n"
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   "source": [
    "print(x ** y)"
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   "source": [
    "### x plus y, then divide by x"
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     "name": "stdout",
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     "text": [
      "2.5\n"
     ]
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   "source": [
    "print((x + y) / x)"
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   "source": [
    "## Classics vs. floor division. This varies between 2.x and 3.x."
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   "source": [
    "### Classic divison of 3 by 5"
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   "execution_count": 10,
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     "text": [
      "0.6\n"
     ]
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   "source": [
    "print(3 / 5)"
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   "source": [
    "### Floor divison of 3 by 5. This means it truncates any remainder down the its \"floor\""
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     "name": "stdout",
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      "0\n"
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   "source": [
    "print(3 // 5)"
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