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Does \(a/bc = a/(bc)\) or \((a/b)c\)? | Does \(a/bc = a/(bc)\) or \((a/b)c\)? | ||
There seems to be an unwritten rule "juxtaposition is stickier". | |||
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Revision as of 09:15, 2 July 2021
It's common to omit a multiplication symbol:
\(ab = a \times b\)
But sometimes it's not as clear:
Does \( a(b+1) = a \times (b+1)\), or is \(a\) a function?
When writing a division on one line, does an implied multiplication bind more tightly than an explicit one?[1]
Does \(a/bc = a/(bc)\) or \((a/b)c\)?
There seems to be an unwritten rule "juxtaposition is stickier".
