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2026-07-30 04:54 UTC
@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social Is there a correct answer? Wikipedia suggests there isn't https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations#Mixed_division_and_multiplication
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@ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world 2026-07-30 05:21
@simon@bne.social @SmartmanApps@dotnet.social I hate these things because it's social convention where you mentally place the brackets. Some folks like to imagine math(s) is some Platonic thing, but syntax is a human construction. 🤷🏻♂️