what mathematicians agreed on an so that numercial expressions would have only one value?
Because that is a rule mathematicians agreed upon many years ago.
Yes, except for one thing: mathematicians are not agreed whether 0 belongs to it.
All negative integers are whole numbers but not natural numbers. Mathematicians are not agreed about whether 0 is a natural number or not.
BODMAS (or PEMDAS) is not a formula. It is a convention, agreed by mathematicians so that they work things out in the same way and therefore get the same answers (hopefully!).
what mathematicians agreed on an so that numercial expressions would have only one value?
the order of operations
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order of operations
Because that is a rule mathematicians agreed upon many years ago.
Yes, but it does not have a specific name - unless you want to give it one that is agreed by mathematicians around the world!
Yes, except for one thing: mathematicians are not agreed whether 0 belongs to it.
Yes, except for one thing: mathematicians are not agreed whether 0 belongs to it.
All negative integers are whole numbers but not natural numbers. Mathematicians are not agreed about whether 0 is a natural number or not.
BODMAS (or PEMDAS) is not a formula. It is a convention, agreed by mathematicians so that they work things out in the same way and therefore get the same answers (hopefully!).
Every positive whole number, such as 1, 2, 3, and so on. Mathematicians are not agreed on whether 0 is or is not a natural number.
Mathematicians are not agreed on this point. Some use N and N+ to distinguish between the set of Natural numbers including 0, and not including 0.