▲ 710 ▼ I dunno (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone) submitted 9 months ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone [M] to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 756 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) That's PEMDAS... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) They aren't using the same words so the shorthand (if they have one) is different. I don't think we had a shorthand for it either, we just learned it. And we learned them in groups numbered like the Swedes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 9 months ago* (1 child) Okay then, but, fun story, the BODMAS they're talking about is also just PEMDAS using different words and a different listed order for multiplication/division, with the understanding that it's more properly PE(MD)(AS) The order of operations is the important bit and everyone learns it that way. What causes the arguments is when dummies online forget that M+D or A+S can theoretically be done properly in any order and that part is a matter of preference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saapas@piefed.zip 2 points 9 months ago The disadvantage of a shorthand compared to just a numbered list might be that people think it's strictly one after the another instead of groups permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) They aren't using the same words so the shorthand (if they have one) is different. I don't think we had a shorthand for it either, we just learned it. And we learned them in groups numbered like the Swedes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 9 months ago* (1 child) Okay then, but, fun story, the BODMAS they're talking about is also just PEMDAS using different words and a different listed order for multiplication/division, with the understanding that it's more properly PE(MD)(AS) The order of operations is the important bit and everyone learns it that way. What causes the arguments is when dummies online forget that M+D or A+S can theoretically be done properly in any order and that part is a matter of preference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saapas@piefed.zip 2 points 9 months ago The disadvantage of a shorthand compared to just a numbered list might be that people think it's strictly one after the another instead of groups permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 9 months ago* (1 child) Okay then, but, fun story, the BODMAS they're talking about is also just PEMDAS using different words and a different listed order for multiplication/division, with the understanding that it's more properly PE(MD)(AS) The order of operations is the important bit and everyone learns it that way. What causes the arguments is when dummies online forget that M+D or A+S can theoretically be done properly in any order and that part is a matter of preference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saapas@piefed.zip 2 points 9 months ago The disadvantage of a shorthand compared to just a numbered list might be that people think it's strictly one after the another instead of groups permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 2 points 9 months ago The disadvantage of a shorthand compared to just a numbered list might be that people think it's strictly one after the another instead of groups permalink fedilink source parent
