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• SmartmanApps@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Depends on the language

  No it doesn’t.

  if “5(” gets interpreted as “5×(”. I guess mostly no

  Always no. The Distributive Law, a(b+c)=(ab+ac).

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  • Kenny2999@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’re talking math, I’m talking programming languages. We are not the same. Most languages throw a syntax error if the multiplication symbol is missing.

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    • SmartmanApps@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m talking programming languages

      Written by people who forget the order of operations rules, hence MathGPT is the only e-calc which gives correct answers.

      We are not the same

      Yep, as well as being a programmer I’m also a Maths teacher

      Most languages throw a syntax error if the multiplication symbol is missing

      See first point

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      • Kenny2999@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Well, 8 ppl got my joke 2 weeks ago. Thats not bad for someone who had to get a real job after the phd.

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