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Post #4256276
2026-07-30 15:03 UTC
@ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world @SmartmanApps@dotnet.social @simon@bne.social math isn't a "you do you" thing
You're wrong. Smartman Apps is right. The priority of division and multiplication is the same so they're evaluated left to right. If it helps remember that division *is* multiplication by the reciprocal of the divisor.
18/3x2 = 18x(1/3)x2
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@FishFace@ioc.exchange 2026-07-30 22:53
@beeoproblem@mastodon.gamedev.place The point is that which you choose to do is merely a matter of convention, and conventions can differ. When you say "the priority IS the same" that's a true statement about the common conventions of today, but people could conceivably do maths differently just fine. They'd have trouble communicating maths with us folks, but not with each other.