Definition:
Operators are special characters within the Java language that perform operations on arguments to return a specific result.
In Java, there are the following kinds of operators:
Examples:
The arithmetic operators "+", "-", "/" are the same characters that you learned at school for addition, subtraction and division:
int two = 2;
int anotherTwo = 2;
int result;
//what's two plus two?
result = two + anotherTwo;
//what's two divided by two?
result = two / anotherTwo;
//what's two minus two?
result = two - anotherTwo;
