-3^2 in the math notation doesn't need parens only because of operator precedence. The fact that the computer ^ requires parens in more cases like -3^(2+2) is

-3^2 in the math notation doesn't need parens only because of operator precedence. The fact that the computer ^ requires parens in more cases like -3^(2+2) is irrelevant for this and doesn't allow you justifying different precedence rules (and your downgrading from "completely different" to "different" isn't a proof, just "tautology". Hey, they also look different, so they are different!)