# ~ operator

Source: https://ref.dm-lang.org/operator/tilde

### Format
> `~ A`

### Returns
> The binary "not" of A.

A must be between 0 and 2\*\*24 - 1, giving an effective width of 24 bits.

If A is a /matrix datum, the result is a new matrix which is the inverse of A.

### See also
> [operators](https://ref.dm-lang.org/operator/index.md)