Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/'

[Kim F. Storm]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>> No, not normal for mathemeticians (and me on a bad day), who expect
>> A*B/C*D to be the same as (A*B)/(C*D).

> But for "A*B/C*D" I have a difficult time believing that some "standard math
> notation" would parse it as you suggest.  I.e. do you have any reference to
> concrete data to back up this hypothesis?

Yes, if you read it as

   A * B
   -----
   C * D

then it is obvious where the parentheses should be.

So it depends on how to interpret / in calc.

I (and I believe the calc author) interpret it as above 
(which I find very convenient!!)

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk