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Hi:

On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 10:51 AM bel <bel2125@gmail.com> wrote:
> Even / can lead to confusion:  a*b/c*d
> - Usually read by programmers as (((a*b)/c)/d)
> - Sometimes read by mathematicians as ((a*b)/(c*d)), with / as fraction line

Am I missing something or did you make a typo ?
Because both the "usually" and "sometimes", ignoring underflow issues,
seem the same to me ( and different from the "even" line ).

Francisco Olarte.