2023-09-04 05:34 UTC
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#MathsMonday
1917 (ii) - Lennes' letter (Terms and operators)
I've seen many refer to https://www.jstor.org/stable/2972726 as a change in #Mathematics precedence rules, and yet nothing at all actually changed! It does show that 100 years ago though, even then there were people #LoudlyNotUnderstandingThings #Math terms and rules! 😂
On page 93 he says "it is agreed that each symbol applies only to the term immediately following it" which shows he understands #Maths Terms and Left Associativity...
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@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social 2023-09-04 05:36
2/7 He then, notably, never mentions Terms again! He goes on to say "each symbol applies only to the factor (or divisor) immediately following it" - also correct (we'll be coming back to this next week for reasons) He then tries to interpret Terms as things that have to be multiplied (sigh), and admits "I have not been able to find a single instance where this is so interpreted" - should've taken that as a clue(!), but he persists with his "everyone is wrong except me" Youtu... I mean letter...