Collecting like terms means to simplify terms in expressions in which the variables are the same. In the expression \(5a + 2b + 3a - 6b\), the terms \(5a\) and \(+ 3a\) are like terms, as are \(2b\) ...
If you use a character variable with an operator that requires numeric operands, such as the plus sign, SAS converts the character variable to numeric. If you use a comparison operator, such as the ...