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my $smallest = 1e308; 
$smallest = $smallest < $_ ? $smallest : $_ for @array;

# Not a good example, but demonstrates the point
$latest = $latest > time() ? $latest : time();

# This would be the same as a straight assignment, but '!=' is just a 
+placeholder for a.n. other comparison operation.
my $temp = function_with_side_effects();
$state = $state != $temp ? $temp : $state;

my $smallest = 1e308;
$smallest ?<:= $_ for @array;

$latest ?>:= time;

$lvalue ?<:=  $rvalue; 
$lvalue ?>:=  $rvalue; 
...
$lvalue ?gt:= $rvalue; 
$lvalue ?ge:= $rvalue; 
$lvalue ?le:= $rvalue;