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[โ€“] Pipoca@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

1 - 3 + 1 is interpreted as (1 - 3) + 1 = -1

Yes, they're non commutative, and you need to evaluate anything in parens first, but that's basically a red herring here.

[โ€“] CheesyFox@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

ok, i guess you're right