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Add "modulo" name in remainder section (#20624)

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* Update index.md

I refer to it as "modulus" so I thought it would be best to add another name for it.

* markdownize links

add modulus to to sentence on 75
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Dana Ottaviani
2018-11-03 08:49:20 -04:00
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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ JavaScript provides the user with five arithmetic operators: `+`, `-`, `*`, `/`
5 + "foo" // concatenates the string and the number and returns "5foo" 5 + "foo" // concatenates the string and the number and returns "5foo"
"foo" + "bar" // concatenates the strings and returns "foobar" "foo" + "bar" // concatenates the strings and returns "foobar"
_Hint:_ There is a handy <a href='https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Arithmetic_Operators#Increment' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>increment</a>(++) operator that is a great shortcut when you're adding numbers by 1. _Note:_ There is a handy [increment(++)](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Arithmetic_Operators#Increment) operator that is a great shortcut when you're adding numbers by 1.
## Subtraction ## Subtraction
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ _Hint:_ There is a handy <a href='https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/J
true - 3 // interprets true as 1 and returns -2 true - 3 // interprets true as 1 and returns -2
5 - "foo" // returns NaN (Not a Number) 5 - "foo" // returns NaN (Not a Number)
_Hint:_ There is a handy <a href='https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Arithmetic_Operators#Decrement_(--' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>decrement</a>(--) operator that is a great shortcut when you're subtracting numbers by 1. _Note:_ There is a handy [decrement(--)](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Arithmetic_Operators#Decrement) operator that is a great shortcut when you're subtracting numbers by 1.
## Multiplication ## Multiplication
@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ _Hint:_ There is a handy <a href='https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/J
## Remainder ## Remainder
Also referred to as the "modulus" or "modulo" operator.
**Syntax** **Syntax**
`a % b` `a % b`
@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ _Hint:_ There is a handy <a href='https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/J
var a = 9; var a = 9;
var b = 4; var b = 4;
a -= b; //a = 5, b = 4 a -= b; //a = 5, b = 4
_!Important!_ As you can see, you **cannot** perform any sort of operations on `Infinity`.
Source: The amazing <a href='https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Arithmetic_Operators' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>MDN</a>. _!Important!_ You **cannot** perform any sort of operations on `Infinity`.
Source: The amazing [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Arithmetic_Operators)