# ge\(&gt;=\) {#ge}

**Parent topic:**[Operators](../../../Programming/Operators/Operators.md)

## Syntax {#syntax}

X&gt;=Y

## Arguments {#arguments}

**X** and **Y** is a scalar/pair/vector/matrix/set. If *X* or *Y* is a pair/vector/matrix, the other is a scalar or a pair/vector/matrix of the same size.

## Details {#details}

If neither *X* nor *Y* is a set, return the element-by-element comparison of *X*&gt;=*Y*.

If *X* and *Y* are sets, check if *Y* is a subset of *X*.

## Examples {#examples}

```
1 2 3 >= 2;
// output: [0,1,1]

1 2 3 >= 0 2 4;
// output: [1,1,0]

2:3>=1:6;
// output: 1 : 0

m1=1..6$2:3;
m1;
```

|\#0|\#1|\#2|
|---|---|---|
|1|3|5|
|2|4|6|

```
m1 ge 4;
```

|\#0|\#1|\#2|
|---|---|---|
|0|0|1|
|0|1|1|

```
m2=6..1$2:3;
m2;
```

|\#0|\#1|\#2|
|---|---|---|
|6|4|2|
|5|3|1|

```
m1>=m2;
```

|\#0|\#1|\#2|
|---|---|---|
|0|0|1|
|0|1|1|

Set operation: If X&gt;=Y then Y is a subset of X

```
x=set(4 6);
x;
// output: set(6,4)
y=set(8 9 4 6);
y;
// output: set(6,4,9,8)

y>=x;
// output: 1
// x is a subset of y

x>=y;
// output: 0
// y is not a subset of x

x>=x;
// output: 1
// x is a subset of x
```

