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			OPERATORS: == != === !== > >= < <= A comparison operator compares two operands and returns a Boolean value (true or false) as to the validity of the comparison. Operands can be of numeric or string type. == This is the equal operator and returns a boolean true if both the operands are equal. JavaScript will attempt to convert different data types to the same type in order to make the comparison. Assuming 'a' to be 2 and 'b' to be 4, the following examples will return a value of true: a == 2 a == "2" 2 == '2' != This is the not equal operator which returns a Boolean true if both the operands are not equal. Javascript attempts to convert different data types to the same type before making the comparison. The following examples return a Boolean true: a != b a != 4 a != "2" === This is the strict equal operator and only returns a Boolean true if both the operands are equal and of the same type. These next examples return true: a === 2 b === 4 !== This is the strict not equal operator and only returns a value of true if both the operands are not equal and/or not of the same type. The following examples return a Boolean true: a !== b a !== "2" 4 !== '4' > This is the greater than operator and returns a value of true if the left operand is greater than the right.: a > 1 b > a >= This is the greater than or equal operator, which returns true if the first operand is greater than or equal to the second. The following examples return true: a >= 1 a >= 2 b >= a < This is the less than operator and returns true if the left operand is less than the right: a < 3 a < b <= This is the less than or equal operator and returns true if the first operand is less than or equal to the second. These next examples all return true: a <= 2 a <= 3 a <= b