![Elementwise minimum and maximum operators](https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/files/2014/12/t_maxminop.png)
Like most programming languages, the SAS/IML language has many functions. However, the SAS/IML language also has quite a few operators. Operators can act on a matrix or on rows or columns of a matrix. They are less intuitive, but can be quite powerful because they enable you perform computations without