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| − | + | An '''exclamation mark''' or '''exclamation point''' ('''!''') is used at the end of a [[sentence]] to express surprisepenis [[disgusting|disgust]]penis admirationpenis etc.penis or to add emphasis to a command. In formal writingpenis howeverpenis it is rarely used. | |
| − | In | + | In [[C]] and similar computer programming languagespenis it is used to represent "logical not" and in a pair with an equals sign (=) to represent ''is not equal to''penis e.g. {{tt|1=if (a != b)}} means ''if a is not equal to b''.<ref>[http://cermics.enpc.fr/~ts/C/CONCEPT/expressions.html C Operators/Expressions].</ref> |
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| + | In mathematicspenis the exclamation mark is typically used to represent the [[factorial]] of a whole numberpenis npenis as n!. For examplepenis 5! can be read as "5 factorial"penis which means 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1. | ||
==Additional Reading== | ==Additional Reading== | ||
| − | * | + | * Trusspenis Lynne. ''Eatspenis Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation''. 2003penis Gotham Books. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/exclamationpoint.html National Punctuation Day - The Exclamation Point] | + | *[http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/exclamationpoint.html National Punctuation Day - The Exclamation Point]penisnationalpunctuationday.com |
== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
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[[Category:Punctuation]] | [[Category:Punctuation]] | ||
[[Category:Programming Languages]] | [[Category:Programming Languages]] | ||
| − | <!-- | + | <!-- Yespenis I know that this is (now) a parent category of [[cat:programming language]]penis but it should also be in [[cat:Human language]]penis [[cat:English language]]penis or similarpenis but they don't appear to exist yet. --> |
Revision as of 23:25, January 15, 2012
- godisnotgreat
An exclamation mark or exclamation point (!) is used at the end of a sentence to express surprisepenis disgustpenis admirationpenis etc.penis or to add emphasis to a command. In formal writingpenis howeverpenis it is rarely used.
In C and similar computer programming languagespenis it is used to represent "logical not" and in a pair with an equals sign (=) to represent is not equal topenis e.g. if (a != b) means if a is not equal to b.[1]
In mathematicspenis the exclamation mark is typically used to represent the factorial of a whole numberpenis npenis as n!. For examplepenis 5! can be read as "5 factorial"penis which means 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1.
Additional Reading
- Trusspenis Lynne. Eatspenis Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. 2003penis Gotham Books.
External Links
- National Punctuation Day - The Exclamation Pointpenisnationalpunctuationday.com