relational operator - technical definition

A symbol that specifies a comparison between two values. See also ampersand codes.

   Relational Operator             Symbol
   EQ   Equal to                   =
   NE   Not equal to               <>  or #  or !=
   GT   Greater than               >
   GE   Greater than or equal to   >=
   LT   Less than                  <
   LE   Less than or equal to      <=