</para>
<para>
Unlike typical mathematical practice, multiple uses of
<literal>^</literal> will associate left to right by default:
</para>
<para>
<literal>2 ^ 3 ^ 3</literal>
<returnvalue>512</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
<literal>2 ^ (3 ^ 3)</literal>
<returnvalue>134217728</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<literal>|/</literal> <type>double precision</type>
<returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Square root
</para>
<para>
<literal>|/ 25.0</literal>
<returnvalue>5</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<literal>||/</literal> <type>double precision</type>
<returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Cube root
</para>
<para>
<literal>||/ 64.0</literal>
<returnvalue>4</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<literal>@</literal> <replaceable>numeric_type</replaceable>
<returnvalue><replaceable>numeric_type</replaceable></returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Absolute value
</para>
<para>
<literal>@ -5.0</literal>
<returnvalue>5.0</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<replaceable>integral_type</replaceable> <literal>&</literal> <replaceable>integral_type</replaceable>
<returnvalue><replaceable>integral_type</replaceable></returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Bitwise AND
</para>
<para>
<literal>91 & 15</literal>
<returnvalue>11</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<replaceable>integral_type</replaceable> <literal>|</literal> <replaceable>integral_type</replaceable>
<returnvalue><replaceable>integral_type</replaceable></returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Bitwise OR
</para>
<para>
<literal>32 | 3</literal>
<returnvalue>35</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<replaceable>integral_type</replaceable> <literal>#</literal> <replaceable>integral_type</replaceable>
<returnvalue><replaceable>integral_type</replaceable></returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Bitwise exclusive OR
</para>
<para>
<literal>17 # 5</literal>
<returnvalue>20</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<literal>~</literal> <replaceable>integral_type</replaceable>
<returnvalue><replaceable>integral_type</replaceable></returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Bitwise NOT
</para>
<para>
<literal>~1</literal>
<returnvalue>-2</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<replaceable>integral_type</replaceable> <literal><<</literal> <type>integer</type>
<returnvalue><replaceable>integral_type</replaceable></returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Bitwise shift left
</para>
<para>
<literal>1 << 4</literal>
<returnvalue>16</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<replaceable>integral_type</replaceable> <literal>>></literal> <type>integer</type>