How to Solve the R Error – Unexpected Symbol in Code (2 Examples)

In this post, I’ll explain how to solve the error “unexpected symbol in X” in R.

Example 1: Reproducing Error Message

a <- 5         # Create some data objects
b <- 8

a b            # How to reproduce the error message
# Error: unexpected symbol in "a b"

Example 2: Solving Error Message – “unexpected symbol in X”

a * b          # Inserting operator between symbols
# 40