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What is floor division?
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a//b == (a-(a%b))/b
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It removes the decimals of the result
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Floor division is integer division. The floating part or fractional part of the quotient is truncated (cut off) leaving only the integer part of the result.
try printing:
print(10 / 3)
vs
print(10 // 3)
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a//b == floor(a/b)
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Floor division (//) gives quotient while division (/) gives exact division answer.
e. g. 7//2=3 but 7/2=3.5
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It returns the floor of the division.