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minus-squareKarjalan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·15 days agoI assume p is for “parentheses”, because where I grew up it was BEDMAS, for brackets.
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minus-squareNotSteve_@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 days agoI was taught BEDMAS as well in school (Ontario, Canada)
minus-squareJargonWagon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoYes, indeed - it encompasses parantheses, brackets, and braces.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-214 days agoBODMAS or BOMDAS in Australia since we call ordinals ordinals Brackets have pretty much always been needed to disambiguate precedence between addition and subtraction (which is really all addition) and between multiplication and division
I assume p is for “parentheses”, because where I grew up it was BEDMAS, for brackets.
Blease Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
Blease Excuse Dear My Aunt Sally
I was taught BEDMAS as well in school (Ontario, Canada)
Yes, indeed - it encompasses parantheses, brackets, and braces.
BODMAS or BOMDAS in Australia since we call ordinals ordinals
Brackets have pretty much always been needed to disambiguate precedence between addition and subtraction (which is really all addition) and between multiplication and division