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## Overview
The **`$lt`** operator is a comparison operator in MongoDB that is used to match values that are less than a specified value.

`$lt` is used to match documents that have a field value that is less than the specified value.

## Syntax
Let's view the syntax of the `$lt`  operator.


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## Parameters 
* `field`: a valid document path.
* `value`: the value to compare with document field values.

## Return value
The `$lt` operator returns documents with field values less than the specified value.

## Code example
Let's say we have a `fruits` collection that has the following documents.

{
     "_id" : ObjectId("60f0553e1cd9041c4014a2a3"),
     "name": "apple",
     "quantity": 20
}
{
     "_id" : ObjectId("60fd8fb788fe0e2118ddbd7c"),   
     "name": "mango",
     "quantity": 20
}
{
     "_id" : ObjectId("6120216fbb75d313c4d65af4"),    
     "name": "watermelon",
     "quantity": 10
}


Now, let's use the `$lt` operator to query and match documents that have a quantity less than 20. 


The output of the query above will be as follows:

{
     "_id" : ObjectId("6120216fbb75d313c4d65af4"),    
     "name": "watermelon",
     "quantity": 10
}

#    
## Overview
The **`＄lt`** operator is a comparison operator in MongoDB that is used to match values that are less than a specified value.

`＄lt` is used to match documents that have a field value that is less than the specified value.

## Syntax
Let's view the syntax of the `＄lt`  operator.


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## Parameters 
* `field`: a valid document path.
* `value`: the value to compare with document field values.

## Return value
The `＄lt` operator returns documents with field values less than the specified value.

## Code example
Let's say we have a `fruits` collection that has the following documents.

Now, let's use the `＄lt` operator to query and match documents that have a quantity less than 20. 


What is the $lt Operator in MongoDB?

The $lt operator in MongoDB returns documents with field values less than the specified value.