The definition of Division changed more than 130 years ago. a+b/c+d originally meant (a+b)/(c+d), but that limited you to one division per expression, so they changed the definition to be a+b/c+d=a+(b/c)+d, which brought it into line with all the other operators - the underlying Maths never changed, just the way we write expressions did
SmartmanApps@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
The definition of Division changed more than 130 years ago. a+b/c+d originally meant (a+b)/(c+d), but that limited you to one division per expression, so they changed the definition to be a+b/c+d=a+(b/c)+d, which brought it into line with all the other operators - the underlying Maths never changed, just the way we write expressions did
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Ohhh, so there is a difference between what’s in math(s) books and the underlying laws of reality. When it lets you scold people.
SmartmanApps@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
No, and I have no idea where you got that idea! 😂
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Probably the part where you said how we write expressions is different from the underlying maths.
Because words mean things.