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minus-squarejtrek@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agoMath conventions say to do multiplication before addition. Writing it as “3+3*2” invites the error you made when you read left to write. There are clearer ways to write it (eg (2*3) + 3, but some people get kind of aggro about that.
Math conventions say to do multiplication before addition. Writing it as “3+3*2” invites the error you made when you read left to write. There are clearer ways to write it (eg
(2*3) + 3, but some people get kind of aggro about that.