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 a UP b = a**b = a↑b = +1.499007808785573768814747570e+288
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-[[ALGOL 68R]] has the curious (and consequently non-standard) '/:=' operator.  This operator
+[[ALGOL 68R]] has a non-standard '/:=' operator.  This operator
 is equivalent to the OVERAB operator of the revised report, except it delivers the remainder as a result.
-So a '/:=' b sets a to the quotient of a%b and returns the remainder of a%b as a result.
+So a '/:=' b sets a to the quotient of a%b and returns the remainder of a%b as a result (Note "%" is the division operator in Algol 68, not the modulo operator - it can also be written as OVER).
-Note that it must be "stropped" i.e. enclosed in single quotes. eg.
+This operator must be "stropped" i.e. enclosed in single quotes. eg.
  INT quotient:=355, remainder;
  remainder := quotient '/:=' 113;
-Giving a quotient of 3, and a remainder of 16.
+Sets quotient to 3, remainder to 16.
 =={{header|ALGOL W}}==