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Operator_Precedence

 The following shows the precedence of all intrinsic and defined
 operators:

 Category    Operator                     Precedence
 ---------------------------------------------------
 N/A         Defined Unary Operators      Highest
 Numeric     **                              .
 Numeric     * or /                          .
 Numeric     Unary + or -                    .
 Numeric     Binary + or -                   .
 Character   //                              .
 Relational  .EQ.,.NE.,.LT.,.LE.,.GT.,.GE.   .
              ==,  /=,  <,   <=,  >,   >=    .
 Logical     .NOT.                           .
 Logical     .AND.                           .
 Logical     .OR.                            .
 Logical     .XOR., .EQV., .NEQV.            .
 N/A         Defined Binary Operators     Lowest