diff --git a/include/fc/array.hpp b/include/fc/array.hpp
index 4d7fd14..cae423f 100644
--- a/include/fc/array.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/array.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ namespace fc {
   bool operator < ( const array<T,N>& a, const array<T,N>& b )
   { return  memcmp( a.data, b.data, N*sizeof(T) ) < 0 ; }
 
+  template<typename T, size_t N>
+  bool operator > ( const array<T,N>& a, const array<T,N>& b )
+  { return  memcmp( a.data, b.data, N*sizeof(T) ) > 0 ; }
+
   template<typename T, size_t N>
   bool operator != ( const array<T,N>& a, const array<T,N>& b )
   { return 0 != memcmp( a.data, b.data, N*sizeof(T) ); }