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order of operations

The agreed sequence for evaluating an expression — parentheses, exponents, multiply/divide, add/subtract.

The Order of Operations Agreement fixes the sequence for evaluating an expression with more than one operation: grouping symbols first, then exponents, then multiplication and division (left to right, tied), then addition and subtraction (left to right, tied).

Examples

  • 2+3\times4 = 2+12 = 14, never (2+3)\times4.

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