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Divides an integral scalar by a `safe_int`, checking for overflow.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<mp‐units/utility/safe_int.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
[[nodiscard]]
constexpr
xref:mp_units/utility/safe_int-07.adoc[safe_int</* implementation-defined */, ErrorPolicy>]
operator/(
    U lhs,
    xref:mp_units/utility/safe_int-07.adoc[safe_int] rhs);
----

== Return Value

the quotient, as a `safe_int` of the promoted result type; triggers `ErrorPolicy::on_overflow` on overflow

[NOTE]
====
The return value https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/nodiscard[should not be discarded^].
====
== Template Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *U*
| the integral scalar type
|===

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *lhs*
| the integral scalar operand
| *rhs*
| the `safe_int` to divide by
|===


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