• Primarily0617
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    310 months ago

    a natural reading of 2(2+2) treats it as the same

    you’re straight up just spouting contradictory nonsense now because you’ve realised your stance doesn’t make any sense, and i am very much here for it

    • Lopen's Left Arm
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      010 months ago

      No, what I’m explaining to you is the facts behind what every calculator with any modicum of computing power will tell you, namely that 2(2+2) is identical to 2×(2+2).

        • Lopen's Left Arm
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          110 months ago

          Yeah, kind of. The crappier calculator is the one generating the incorrect answer. Any calculator with any real level of oomph behind it can parse this correctly to get the correct answer, 16.

          • Primarily0617
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            10 months ago

            the good calculator is the one showing you adverts

            ~ local galaxy brain

            • Lopen's Left Arm
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              110 months ago

              The good calculator is the one using the processing power of the phone to handle the programming necessary to correctly interpret the order of operations and arrive at the correct answer, whereas the bad calculator - despite having no ads - is a cheap piece of trash unable to contain the necessary computational logic to arrive at the correct answer.

                • Lopen's Left Arm
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                  210 months ago

                  No need. The fact that you’re incapable of comprehending it at this point indicates that any further attempts to explain it to you are equally likely to fall on deaf ears.