x/=c
divides x by c and returns the new value of x.
DivideBy
x/=c
divides x by c and returns the new value of x.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Scope (4)
Divide by a numerical value:
Divide by a symbolic value:
Divide all values in a list by a scalar:
Divide all values in a list by another list:
The first argument to DivideBy need not be a symbol:
Possible Issues (1)
A variable to be divided must have an initial value:
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1988 (1.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), DivideBy, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DivideBy.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "DivideBy." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DivideBy.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). DivideBy. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DivideBy.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_divideby, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DivideBy}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DivideBy.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_divideby, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DivideBy}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DivideBy.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}