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• victorz@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That Z² is equal to ZZ.

  If we didn’t use parentheses in primary school, because “the math doesn’t need it”, then it would be quite unnecessarily hard on the students’ learning. Maybe it’s a joke someone made for a class?

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  • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No, it is syntactically unnecessary.

    I understand your point, and agree when it comes to programming and scope, typing, semicolons, etc, etc… Many things are easier to learn when enforced through syntax.

    Though if someone gets cofused on the transitive nature of multiplication with a single simple equation … They aren’t learning math.

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    • victorz@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How old are you? Do you remember how stupid we were when we were like, 12? How learning new shit really required over clarification ad nauseam seen through our eyes now? Teachers are really patient people.

      Anyway, this is just a joke post. Get over it. 🙂 Laugh at the funny. Instead of sucking it out of us. ❤️ The parentheses help make it look like the math is more advanced than it really is. It’s fine. Shhh. No no. Shhh. It’s supposed to be funny.

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