What does "pemdas" mean?

An acronym used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.

Pemdas

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Common synonyms include: conventional order, math mnemonic, memory aid, mnemonic, order of operations, order of operations mnemonic.

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An acronym used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction. mnemonic

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conventional order math mnemonic memory aid mnemonic order of operations order of operations mnemonic

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inefficient method no mnemonic no precedence random calculation

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