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Old 05-01-2011, 08:41 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine View Post
It doesn't change any of my arguments though. Even the simplest calculator can be programmed to allow for bad syntax.

@chiron: I would assume that they were posting in the language of the rest of the sentence :P
Are you saying that Matlab is programmed to allow for bad syntax?

At any rate, the problem question is underspecified. Therefore, to solve this problem we would have to further specify it. Generally, the simplest solution is always best, as given by Occam's razor. Hence,

For 6/2*(1+2),

It is simpler to say (6/2)*(1+2)

Instead of: 6/(2*(1+2)).
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