Re: Order of operations (was: Eigenvalues &/or eigenvectors,
Re: Order of operations (was: Eigenvalues &/or eigenvectors,
- Subject: Re: Order of operations (was: Eigenvalues &/or eigenvectors,
- From: Bill Briggs <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 13:19:23 -0300
At 4:34 PM +0100 16/05/03, Nigel Smith wrote:
n 15/5/03 11:21, "Christopher Nebel" <email@hidden> wrote:
Standard algebraic
precedence rules say that the exponent comes first, and *then* the
negative; hence, "-x^2" is always negative for real values of x.
...and...
Once again, go read the alt.algebra.help FAQ if you still don't get
> this. <http://home.earthlink.net/~aahfaq/node27.html>
AppleScript ain't algebra and, to be totally honest, I'd rather AS
development time be spent on almost anything else than "fixing" this...
I agree. But then I long ago adopted the habit of using perens to
eliminate any ambiguity for the hapless victim who might later read
the code.
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