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instance method

Integer#+

(::BigDecimal) -> ::BigDecimal
(::Integer) -> ::Integer
(::Float) -> ::Float
(::Rational) -> ::Rational
(::Complex) -> ::Complex
self + numeric → numeric_result

Performs addition:

Example
2 + 2              # => 4
-2 + 2             # => 0
-2 + -2            # => -4
2 + 2.0            # => 4.0
2 + Rational(2, 1) # => (4/1)
2 + Complex(2, 0)  # => (4+0i)
See also #** #- #* #-@ also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0