## 13.5. Operators

The following table lists the operators, in order of increasing precedence, that are available in gawk.

Symbol | Meaning
--- | ---
`= += -= *= /= %= ^= **=` | Assignment
`?:` | C conditional expression
`||` | Logical OR
`&&` | Logical AND
`~ !~` | Match regular expression and negation
`< <= > >= != ==` | Relational operators
``(blank) | Concatenation
`+ -` | Addition, subtraction
`* / %` | Multiplication, division, and modulus
`+ - !` | Unary plus and minus and logical negation
`^ **` | Exponentiation
`++ --` | Increment and decrement, either prefix or postfix
`$` | Field reference
`in` | Array membership (see for command)

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