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$\begingroup$ Wow! Just wow! I never thought of that. It violates some of the hints (it would be a mathematical operator), but still, you get the +1 for the idea. $\endgroup$
– vsz
Commented Jan 14, 2020 at 13:52
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$\begingroup$ JS1 isn't "putting" operators anywhere; JS1 is misinterpreting something already there as an operator. $\endgroup$
– ralphmerridew
Commented Jan 14, 2020 at 15:23
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$\begingroup$ % is used in a lot of other programming languages as well, but your point remains valid. $\endgroup$
– Skylar
Commented Jan 14, 2020 at 16:56
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$\begingroup$ As someone that knows C but not French, I'm upvoting this one. $\endgroup$
– Cristobol Polychronopolis
Commented Jan 14, 2020 at 17:44
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$\begingroup$ @BlueRaja-Danny: I think most others would interpret it as 42% of 9, which still works. $\endgroup$
– Nick Matteo
Commented Jan 14, 2020 at 20:04

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