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Ruby program to check the given number is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE using the ternary operator

Last Updated : December 15, 2025

Problem Solution

In this program, we will read an integer number from the user. Then we will check the given number is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE.

Program/Source Code

The source code to find the given number is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE using the ternary operator is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

# Ruby program to find the given number is 
# POSITIVE or NEGATIVE using ternary operator

print "Enter number: ";
num = gets.chomp.to_i;  

msg=num>0 ? "POSITIVE" : "NEGATIVE"; 
print "Number is: ",msg;

Output

Enter number: -23
Number is: NEGATIVE

Explanation

In the above program, we read an integer number from the user and checked the given number is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE using the ternary operator and printed the appropriate message.

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