# Question about range operator (":")

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-range-operator/111247>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [March 6, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-range-operator/111247 "2024-03-06T15:57:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-range-operator/111247/5 "2024-03-06T17:27:49Z")

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