// floor division¶
Description¶
Returns the integral part of the quotient.
Syntax¶
A // B
- A
- Any expression evaluating to a numeric type.
- B
- Any expression evaluating to a numeric type.
Return Value¶
According to coercion rules.
Time Complexity¶
#TODO
Remarks¶
Also referred to as integer division. The resultant value is a whole integer, though the result’s type is not necessarily int.
Example¶
>>> 5.0 / 2
2.5
>>> 5.0 // 2
2.0
See also¶
#TODO