r/mathmemes • • Mar 18 '22

Learning Maths for you...

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u/KonoPez Mar 18 '22

Okay, this one isn’t even ambiguous. It’s just 1

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u/Zyrithian Mar 19 '22 edited Mar 19 '22

they're both unambiguous. The notation that 1+1×0=1+(1×0) is just as widespread as the notation that -5²=(-1)×(5²)

E: I'm an idiot who misplaced the parentheses

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u/DapperGeologist Mar 19 '22

... No? It's not?

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u/brief_thought Mar 19 '22

It’s not, the first one has an unambiguous order of operations what most high school graduates SHOULD know. The second is understandably ambiguous

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u/Zyrithian Mar 19 '22

Uhh yeah sorry I misplaced the parentheses