# Summary of Operator Precedence

The following table shows the precedence of all intrinsic and defined operators:

## Precedence of Expression Operators

Category | Operator | Precedence
--- | --- | ---
| Defined Unary Operators | Highest
Numeric | ** | `.`
Numeric | * or / | `.`
Numeric | Unary + or - | `.`
Numeric | Binary + or - | `.`
Character | // | `.`
Relational | .EQ., .NE., .LT., .LE., .GT., .GE., = =, /=, <, <=, >, >= | `.`
Logical | .NOT. | `.`
Logical | .AND. | `.`
Logical | .OR. | `.`
Logical | .XOR., .EQV., .NEQV. | `.`
| Defined Binary Operators | Lowest

Parent topic: Expressions