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BEDMAS

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[bed-muhs] / ˈbɛd məs /

abbreviation

  1. Mathematics. a mnemonic for the order of operations in solving equations: brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction. The order of multiplication and division relative to each other, and of addition and subtraction relative to each other, is arbitrary; these operations are to be done on the same level of the equation in the order that they appear. Compare PEMDAS.

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