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-6-7-8 == -8-7-6 == -7-8-6 == ... How does this rely on associativity? It does not rely on parenthetical associativity. The operator is of course associated wi

by jonsen 8y ago

-6-7-8 == -8-7-6 == -7-8-6 == ... How does this rely on associativity? It does not rely on parenthetical associativity. The operator is of course associated with an operand, but that’s not what is meant by associativity.

dragonwriter 8y ago
> How does this rely on associativity? It does not rely on parenthetical associativity. It's exactly the combination of commutivity of addition, associativity of addition, and equivalence of subtraction with addition of the additive inverse, that allows the general rearrangement of symbols you are discussing.
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