main => S1 = "abc", S2 = "def", S1 == S2, % -> false. S1 != S2, % -> true. S1 @< S2, % -> true. Is S1 lexicographically less than S1? S1 @> S2, % -> false. to_lowercase(S1) == to_lowercase(S2), % -> false. "1234" @> "123", % -> true. lexical comparison "1234" @< 12342222, % -> false. No coersion is done. Numbers are always ordered before strings 123 < 1234. % -> true '<' is used only for numbers