\name{tilde} \alias{~} \alias{tilde} \title{Tilde Operator} \description{ Tilde is used to separate the left- and right-hand sides in model formula. } \usage{ y ~ model } \arguments{ \item{y, model}{symbolic expressions.} } \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}