# tf.math.greater

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Returns the truth value of (x \> y) element-wise.

#### View aliases


**Main aliases**

[`tf.greater`](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/math/greater)
**Compat aliases for migration**

See
[Migration guide](https://www.tensorflow.org/guide/migrate) for
more details.

[`tf.compat.v1.greater`](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/math/greater), [`tf.compat.v1.math.greater`](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/math/greater)

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    tf.math.greater(
        x, y, name=None
    )

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** [`math.greater`](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.7/api_docs/python/tf/math/greater) supports broadcasting. More about broadcasting [here](http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/user/basics.broadcasting.html)

#### Example:

    x = tf.constant([5, 4, 6])
    y = tf.constant([5, 2, 5])
    tf.math.greater(x, y) ==> [False, True, True]

    x = tf.constant([5, 4, 6])
    y = tf.constant([5])
    tf.math.greater(x, y) ==> [False, False, True]

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| ## Args ||
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| `x` | A `Tensor`. Must be one of the following types: `float32`, `float64`, `int32`, `uint8`, `int16`, `int8`, `int64`, `bfloat16`, `uint16`, `half`, `uint32`, `uint64`. |
| `y` | A `Tensor`. Must have the same type as `x`. |
| `name` | A name for the operation (optional). |

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| ## Returns ||
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| A `Tensor` of type `bool`. ||

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