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<pre class="mendoza-codeblock"><code data-language="janet">(<span class="mdzsyn-coresym">compare&lt;</span> <span class="mdzsyn-number">1</span> <span class="mdzsyn-number">3</span>)          <span class="mdzsyn-comment"># true</span>
(<span class="mdzsyn-coresym">compare&gt;</span> <span class="mdzsyn-string">"bar"</span> <span class="mdzsyn-string">"foo"</span>)  <span class="mdzsyn-comment"># false -- strings compare lexicographically</span>
(<span class="mdzsyn-coresym">compare&lt;=</span> <span clas