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1.3.1 CoCoA Operators
In CoCoA there are 5 main types of operators: algebraic operators, relational operators, boolean operators, selection operators, and the range operator. There is also an n-ary operator >< for forming Cartesian products of lists and an operator ::= used in defining rings.

The meaning of an operator depends on the types of its operands; the + in the expression A + B represents the sum of polynomials, or of ideals, or of matrices, etc. according to the type of A and B.

The CoCoA operators are, from the highest to the lowest priority:
    []  .   (selection operators)
    ^  %
    +  -    (as unary operators)
    *  :  /
    +  -    (as binary operators)
    =  <>  <  <=  >  >=
Operations with equal priority are performed from left to right. When in doubt, parentheses may be used to enforce a particular order of evaluation.