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  1. What are the formal names of operands and results for basic operations?

    79 I'm trying to mentally summarize the names of the operands for basic operations. I've got this so far: Addition: Augend + Addend = Sum. Subtraction: Minuend - Subtrahend = Difference. Multiplication: …

  2. Difference between PEMDAS and BODMAS. - Mathematics Stack …

    Dec 21, 2022 · You shouldn't think of either rule as setting different priorities for multiplication and division, or for addition and subtraction. You need to work left to right for these. PEMDAS = …

  3. Order of operations - why are they in the order they're in?

    But why are the operations in the order they are in? The order of operations is ordered the way it is simply by convention (agreement). An author could have used parenthesis for every term of an …

  4. Reversible and irreversible operations in elementary algebra

    Nov 16, 2015 · My textbook does not touch upon the idea of extraneous solutions and how they relate to reversible and irreversible operations, and I can't find much online. Could I get an explanation of …

  5. exponentiation - What's the inverse operation of exponents ...

    Oct 3, 2014 · You know, like addition is the inverse operation of subtraction, vice versa, multiplication is the inverse of division, vice versa , square is the inverse of square root, vice versa. What's the in...

  6. What is the reason behind the current Order of Operations? (PEMDAS)

    Aug 6, 2015 · With the current order of operations, we can almost always get rid of parentheses, by using the distributivity laws. In fact, distributivity is what determines the order of operations. …

  7. arithmetic - Does the order of operations matter with just addition and ...

    It appears that you are confusing what is means to group together, or associate, the operations. Yes, addition and subtraction are commutative: The operations can be performed in any order. Yes, …

  8. mathematical operations with infinity [closed] - Mathematics Stack …

    Jan 1, 2021 · mathematical operations with infinity [closed] Ask Question Asked 4 years, 11 months ago Modified 4 years, 11 months ago

  9. What is the order of operations for $p \\implies q \\implies r$

    Mar 7, 2018 · Closed 7 years ago. I've been studying mathematical logic recently and we have briefly covered the order of operations for operators like AND/OR/IMPLIES, etc.

  10. arithmetic - What is the logic of priority of operations? - Mathematics ...

    Apr 12, 2016 · 0 PEMDAS We have parentheses because it gives clarity and grouping to operations and terms Exponentiation because it is repeated multiplication Multiplication/Divison are the same thing if …