Numeric (arithmetic) expressions are formed with numeric operands and numeric operators, and yield a single numeric value. The term numeric includes logical data, because logical data is treated as integer data when used in a numeric context. (.TRUE. is -1; .FALSE. is 0.) The numeric operators are as follows: Operator Description ----------------------- ** exponentiation (evaluated right to left) * multiplication / division + addition - subtraction You can use parentheses to force an order of evaluation.