Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoMath is not a democracylemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1704arrow-down128
arrow-up1676arrow-down1external-linkMath is not a democracylemmy.worldMog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-square💡𝚂𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝙰𝗉𝗉𝗌📱@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days ago it’s just about convention aka how to communicate math They’re rules actually. The author didn’t make themselves clear enough Yes they did, someone screwed up the answers, just like in this book… misunderstand what calculation they mean There’s only 1 possible answer to it.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours agoSorry but there is no math government that can enforce rules, and the order of operations isn’t intrinsic either. It is just something people agreed upon volununtarily, aka a convention
They’re rules actually.
Yes they did, someone screwed up the answers, just like in this book…
There’s only 1 possible answer to it.
Sorry but there is no math government that can enforce rules, and the order of operations isn’t intrinsic either. It is just something people agreed upon volununtarily, aka a convention