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Brackets tends to be an English expression, Parentheses is used in the USA and elsewhere.
Technically, Parentheses are rounded brackets but this really doesn't matter in mathematics as long as different shaped brackets/parentheses are used to separate the various elements of a mathematical expression.
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How do you answer order of operations with brackets?
You ALWAYS do whats in the brackets first! If there are parentheses in the bracket, you do the parentheses in the brackets first GLAD I COULD HELP :)
Explain brackets in order of operation?
Brackets are basically the same as parentheses. If they are inside of parentheses, then you simplify that term before anything else. If they are outside of parentheses, then you simplify the terms in the parentheses first and then the term within the brackets.
What symbol is used first in order of operations?
Parentheses or brackets.
Parentheses or brackets are called?
They are a form of punctuation. Here are some examples of brackets: ( ) - parentheses [ ] - brackets or square brackets { } - braces or curly brackets < > - angular brackets
What are parentheses and brackets called?
They are a form of punctuation. Here are some examples of brackets: ( ) - parentheses [ ] - brackets or square brackets { } - braces or curly brackets < > - angular brackets
