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changeset 77230:69d482cf1871
(Algebraic Tutorial): Emphasize that / binds less strongly than *.
| author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
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| date | Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:17:38 +0000 |
| parents | 8a3d712f21f3 |
| children | 7be3d38fea93 |
| files | man/calc.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/man/calc.texi Sun Apr 15 19:17:27 2007 +0000 +++ b/man/calc.texi Sun Apr 15 19:17:38 2007 +0000 @@ -2128,6 +2128,10 @@ non-RPN calculators work. In Algebraic mode, you enter formulas in traditional @expr{2+3} notation. +@strong{Warning:} Note that @samp{/} has lower precedence than +@samp{*}, so that @samp{a/b*c} is interpreted as @samp{a/(b*c)}. See +below for details. + You don't really need any special ``mode'' to enter algebraic formulas. You can enter a formula at any time by pressing the apostrophe (@kbd{'}) key. Answer the prompt with the desired formula, then press @key{RET}.