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\name{tilde}
\alias{~}
\alias{tilde}
\title{Tilde Operator}
\description{
  Tilde is used to separate the left- and right-hand sides in a model formula.
}
\usage{
y ~ model
}
\arguments{
  \item{y, model}{symbolic expressions.}
}
\details{
  The left-hand side is optional, and one-sided formulae are used in
  some contexts.

  A formula has \link{mode} \code{\link{call}}.  It can be subsetted by
  \code{[[}: the components are \code{~}, the left-hand side (if
  present) and the right-hand side \emph{in that order}.  (Thus
  one-sided formulae have two components.)
}
\references{
  Chambers, J. M. and Hastie, T. J. (1992)
  \emph{Statistical models.}
  Chapter 2 of \emph{Statistical Models in S}
  eds J. M. Chambers and T. J. Hastie, Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole.
}
\seealso{
  \code{\link{formula}}
}
\keyword{models}