Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoMath is not a democracylemmy.worldimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1434arrow-down116
arrow-up1418arrow-down1imageMath is not a democracylemmy.worldMog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareRedFrank24@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·4 months agoTechnically it can be, since PEMDAS is not an immutable law, it’s convention so we can communicate maths and come to the same answer.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoBEDMAS is just as immutable as the idea that those symbols represent numbers and operations. All math is based on conventions; you can’t just decide that some are more important than others.
Technically it can be, since PEMDAS is not an immutable law, it’s convention so we can communicate maths and come to the same answer.
BEDMAS is just as immutable as the idea that those symbols represent numbers and operations. All math is based on conventions; you can’t just decide that some are more important than others.