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SmartmanApps@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

an implied multiplication

There’s no such thing. It’s a Term/Product.

is the normal thing you learn in (I think?) somewhere between 5th to 7th grade

Yes, you learn that it’s a Term/Product in Year 7

You only add an operator if it’s something else

You never add an operator, or you end up with wrong answers.

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Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Aaah, got it. So if I see something like “5-(2+4)” I will just remove the subtraction operator and call it a day. Smartman on the internet said so. 🥴

Also casual reminder not everyone on the internet is a native english speaker. Everyone but you knew what was meant.

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- SmartmanApps@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  So if I see something like “5-(2+4)” I will just remove the subtraction operator and call it a day
  
  Nope. Never said anything of the sort.
  
  Smartman on the internet said so
  
  No I didn’t, but nice try at a strawman 😂
  
  not everyone on the internet is a native english speaker. Everyone but you knew what was meant.
  
  There is no such thing as “implied multiplication” in any language. They are called Terms/Products in whatever language that book is using.
  
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