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The equation that broke the Internet

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Granted, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210417145938/https://www.wyzant.com/resources/blogs/14831/the_obelus_for_division obelus (÷)] is an archaic symbol for division, it visually represents a fraction with one dot being the numerator and the other being the denominator. Computers use the forward slash for division because the standard keyboard does not have an obelus key.

* 2(1+2) For those who claim that the obelus is ~~understood to be a function, placing this function anywhere in a larger equation must always resolve to the same value. The equation~~outdated, ~~6÷2(1+2)=? is illustrative to~~ why ~~we cannot substitute explicit multiplication for implied multiplication without additional bracketing, in other words, 6÷2(1+2)~~ then is ~~not equal to 6÷2*(1+2).~~it present on virtually every modern calculator?

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