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[–] Jayve@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

PEMDAS, is that the same as BOMDAS?

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 3 days ago

They're all just different mnemonics for the same rules.

[–] Tithen@anarchist.nexus 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think so. Amazing how many different ways there are to say it

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So instead of Parentheses, Exponents is it Box and O that digit in the sky?

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Brackets and Orders, not that anybody calls "(" a bracket or "^" an "order".

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Brackets and Orders, not that anybody calls “(” a bracket or “^” an “order”.

It's "to the order of" actually. 2² is 2 to the order of 2

not that anybody calls “(” a bracket

Yes we do. They're ALL Brackets - square, round, squiggly...

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why do people put bot pairs of multiplication and division, and addition and subtraction on the acronym?

Do you really follow that order with the associative operations?

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 3 days ago

Why do people put bot pairs of multiplication and division, and addition and subtraction on the acronym?

Because it's intended to be used as a checklist

Do you really follow that order with the associative operations?

Yep