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Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/'
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Kim F. Storm |
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Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/' |
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:44:37 +0200 |
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Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>> No, not normal for mathemeticians (and me on a bad day), who expect
>> A*B/C*D to be the same as (A*B)/(C*D).
> But for "A*B/C*D" I have a difficult time believing that some "standard math
> notation" would parse it as you suggest. I.e. do you have any reference to
> concrete data to back up this hypothesis?
Yes, if you read it as
A * B
-----
C * D
then it is obvious where the parentheses should be.
So it depends on how to interpret / in calc.
I (and I believe the calc author) interpret it as above
(which I find very convenient!!)
--
Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk
- Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/14
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Jay Belanger, 2007/04/14
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Chong Yidong, 2007/04/15
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/15
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Randal L. Schwartz, 2007/04/17
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/17
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/',
Kim F. Storm <=
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/18
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Davis Herring, 2007/04/18
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', David Kastrup, 2007/04/18
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Davis Herring, 2007/04/18
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/19
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Randal L. Schwartz, 2007/04/20
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/20
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Jay Belanger, 2007/04/20
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Miles Bader, 2007/04/21
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/22