Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agoIf Arithemtic were debated like religionmidwest.socialimagemessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1941arrow-down127
arrow-up1914arrow-down1imageIf Arithemtic were debated like religionmidwest.socialLanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-square💡𝚂𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝙰𝗉𝗉𝗌📱@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months ago The order of operations is made from consensus. No it isn’t. It’s a natural consequence of the definitions in the first place. e.g. 2x3 is shorthand for 2+2+2, so if you don’t do multiplication before addition then you get the wrong answer, hence the order of operations rules.
No it isn’t. It’s a natural consequence of the definitions in the first place. e.g. 2x3 is shorthand for 2+2+2, so if you don’t do multiplication before addition then you get the wrong answer, hence the order of operations rules.