20 / 5 ( 2 * 2) 20 / 5 ( 4 ) 20 / 20 1
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Replying to @steveklabnik @myrrlyn
Did I miss something major in school? 20 / 5 (4) is identical to 20 / 5 * 4 from my understanding. Multiplication is always left to right?
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Multiplication/division*
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i would probably not pick 1 but some people were taught that 1 is what you do it has to do with the priority you treat the implicit multiplication
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Replying to @steveklabnik @myrrlyn
Huh. I didn't realize that folks were taught that multiplication from parens had different operator precedence. TIL
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Really the lesson here is "we shouldn't have ambiguous syntax in math" IMO. Why did folks decide implied multiplication was a good idea?
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remember, love is worth more than being right
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Replying to @steveklabnik @myrrlyn
Wolfram Alpha is right.pic.twitter.com/a6XnXA3uTE
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(Right as in this is an unambiguous way to present it)
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