Comparison

Comparison operators are used to compare two variables, typically numbers.

Operators
The Lua core is capable of the following comparison operators:

Less than:  Compares the left variable to the right variable. Returns  if the left is less than the right, otherwise returns.

Greater than:  Compares the left variable to the right variable. Returns  if the left is greater than the right, otherwise returns

Less than or equals:  Compares the left variable to the right variable. Returns  if the left is greater than the right, otherwise returns. This is logically the exact opposite of the Greater than operator.

Greater than or equals:  Compares the left variable to the right variable. Returns  if the left is less than the right, otherwise returns. This is logically the exact opposite of the Less than operator.

Equals:  Compares the left variable to the right variable. Returns  if the two variables are equal1, or   if they are not.

Not Equals:  Compares the left variable to the right variable. Returns  if the two variables are equal (a few exceptions, see special cases), or   if they are not. This is logically the exact opposite of the Equals operator.

Special cases
- NaN (Not a Number) is the only Lua value that is not equal to itself.

- Tables will compare differently than one might expect. For example,  is   because the two tables have different pointers. However,  will display   as the pointer is the same.