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The '=' assignment operator does not make any changes to the value before it is assigned to the variable. A number of assigment operators are available, however, that perform arithmetic on the value before assigning it to the variable. These are essentially combined arithmetic and assigment operators. The most common operators of this type, and their "long hand" equivalents are shown below:

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<th>Combined Operator<th>Equivalent</th>