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Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/'
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Christian Schlauer |
Subject: |
Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/' |
Date: |
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:29:08 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.98 (gnu/linux) |
Luc Teirlinck <address@hidden> writes:
> This is actually one of the main reasons that / usually has precedence
> over *:
Luc, I only wanted `/' to be treated equal as `*', not less than `*'
as it is at the moment, but not necessarily more ;-)
> Of course, provoking discussions like this is one of the many
> reasons why the Devil invented infix notation. If you have to use
> it, then the best way to defeat his brilliant but evil scheme is to
> always write explicitly (a*b)/(b*c) or a*(b/c)*d, to leave no doubt
> whatsoever.
,----[ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infix_notation> ]
| In infix notation, unlike in prefix or postfix notations,
| parentheses surrounding groups of operands and operators are
| necessary to indicate the intended order in which operations are to
| be performed. *In the absence of parentheses*, certain precedence
| rules determine the order of operations. These are explained in the
| order of operations article.
`----
Christian
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', (continued)
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Jay Belanger, 2007/04/23
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/25
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Jay Belanger, 2007/04/25
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/25
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Jay Belanger, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Davis Herring, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Luc Teirlinck, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/',
Christian Schlauer <=
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Luc Teirlinck, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Jay Belanger, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Davis Herring, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Jay Belanger, 2007/04/17
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/18
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Daniel Brockman, 2007/04/18
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/22
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Daniel Brockman, 2007/04/26
- RE: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Drew Adams, 2007/04/19