A good reason to overload an operator is to enable it to
A) outperform its C language counterparts
B) work in its usual way, but with programmer-defined data types
C) operate on more operands than in its standard definition
D) operate on no operands
E) None of these

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Overloading an operator allows it to work with programmer-defined data types, which may not have been previously supported by the operator's standard definition. It does not necessarily improve the performance compared to C language counterparts, nor does it allow the operator to work with more operands than its standard definition. An operator must always work with at least one operand, so it cannot operate on no operands.

A Good Reason to Overload an Operator Is to Enable