I have seen several people saying the order operation is

  • Brackets/Parenthesis
  • Orders (roots and powers)
  • Divisions
  • Multiplications
  • Subtractions
  • Additions

But I was taught it as

  • Brackets/Parenthesis
  • Roots and powers, left to right (independently of the exact operation)
  • Divisions and multiplications, left to right (independently of the exact operation)
  • Subtractions and additions, left to right (independently of the exact operation)

So, what order were you taught and/or use today?

  • Krusty@quokk.auEnglish
    6·
    5 hours ago

    Exponents are typically highest exponent first.

    10^10^10 implies 10^(10^10) not (10^10)^10 which is astronomically different.

    PEMDAS

    Parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.

    • TotallyWorthLife@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      5 hours ago

      Never met multiple exponents in a row at the same size and level without brackets/parenthesis, always saw them as a^b^c, or a^(b^(c)) , so I didn’t even think about that case.