Order of Operations

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  1. subtraction
    arithmetic operation of deducting one quantity from another
    The "operations" are addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, and grouping; the "order" of these operations states which operations take precedence (are taken care of) before which other operations.
  2. multiplication
    arithmetic operation determining the product of two numbers
    The "operations" are addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, and grouping; the "order" of these operations states which operations take precedence (are taken care of) before which other operations.
  3. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
    It stands for "Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction".
  4. operation
    process or manner of functioning
    The Order of Operations: PEMDAS (page 1 of 3)

    If you are asked to simplify something like "4 + 2×3", the question that naturally arises is "Which way do I do this?
  5. addition
    the arithmetic operation of summing
    The "operations" are addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, and grouping; the "order" of these operations states which operations take precedence (are taken care of) before which other operations.
  6. math
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    But we can't have this kind of flexibility in mathematics; math won't work if you can't be sure of the answer, or if the exact same problem can calculate to two or more different answers.
  7. calculate
    make a mathematical computation
    But we can't have this kind of flexibility in mathematics; math won't work if you can't be sure of the answer, or if the exact same problem can calculate to two or more different answers.
  8. square
    a polygon with four equal sides and four right angles
    First I'll simplify inside the curvy parentheses, then simplify inside the square brackets, and only then take care of the squaring.
Created on Wed Jul 21 10:37:06 EDT 2010

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