# $divide

`$divide` operator lets you **divide** one value from another and return the result of the expression. You can use this in any [**Expression Object**](https://docs.cosmocloud.io/flow-builder/cql-cosmocloud-query-language/building-expressions).

## Syntax

```json
{
    "$divide": [<val_1>, <val_2>]
}
```

### Properties

| Field     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Required |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |
| \<val\_1> | <p>The value to be divided, also known as the dividend.<br><br>The <code>\<val\_1></code> can be any valid <a href=""><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>expression</strong></mark></a> as long as it resolves to a number.</p><p></p><p>It can also be a Magical Autocomplete.</p>   | true     |
| \<val\_2> | <p>The value to be divided by, also known as the divisor.<br><br>The <code>\<val\_2></code> can be any valid <a href=""><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>expression</strong></mark></a> as long as it resolves to a number.</p><p></p><p>It can also be a Magical Autocomplete.</p> | true     |

### Returns

`float` - The result of $divide operation

## Examples

### Basic example

```json
{
    "$divide": [10, 2]
}
```

The above expression returns **5.0**

### With Nested Expressions

```json
{
    "$divide": [
        {
            "$add": [1, 2]
        },
        4
    ]
}
```

The above expression calculates the nested expression, return **3** in its place and then the outer `$divide` expression returns **0.75** overall.

### With Magical Autocomplete

Let's say we have declared a variable `temp` in our API flow, which has a value of **6** currently.

```json
{
    "$divide": ["$.variables.temp", 3]
}
```

The above expression would resolve to a result of **2.0**