A binary assignment operator like `+=` or `^=` was applied to a type that doesn't support it. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0368 let mut x = 12f32; // error: binary operation `<<` cannot be applied to // type `f32` x <<= 2; ``` To fix this error, please check that this type implements this binary operation. Example: ``` let mut x = 12u32; // the `u32` type does implement the `ShlAssign` trait x <<= 2; // ok! ``` It is also possible to overload most operators for your own type by implementing the `[OP]Assign` traits from `std::ops`. Another problem you might be facing is this: suppose you've overloaded the `+` operator for some type `Foo` by implementing the `std::ops::Add` trait for `Foo`, but you find that using `+=` does not work, as in this example: ```compile_fail,E0368 use std::ops::Add; struct Foo(u32); impl Add for Foo { type Output = Foo; fn add(self, rhs: Foo) -> Foo { Foo(self.0 + rhs.0) } } fn main() { let mut x: Foo = Foo(5); x += Foo(7); // error, `+= cannot be applied to the type `Foo` } ``` This is because `AddAssign` is not automatically implemented, so you need to manually implement it for your type.