How did the current mathematical order of operations (PEMDAS) arise?
Why does it always seem that the more powerful operators also have the higher precedence? Is it so that expressions don't explode by default (e.g. 3*4^5*6 would have a very different value if * was higher precedence than ^). If we introduce a new operator in the chain + * ^, would it necessarily also have the highest precedence? -Dan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
