# / — division

[Syntax and values](README.md)

## Behavior and details

The `/` operator divides one Number by another. In `12 / 3`, twelve is the amount being divided and three is the **divisor**: the number you divide by. The result is four. Pliro keeps fractional results, so `5 / 2` gives `2.5`.

Dividing by zero stops the program with error `E4003`. Some fractions have small [rounding differences](../concepts/floating-point.md). Multiplication and division have equal priority and group from left to right. Use `12 / (2 + 1)` when the whole sum should be the divisor.

## Example

```pliro
# language: en
say 5 / 2
say 12 / (2 + 1)
```

## Related entries

[Syntax and values](README.md) · [Built-ins](../builtins/README.md) · [Programming guides](../guides/README.md)