Subtraction on Numbers is Not Associative/Examples/5-3-2
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Examples of Use of Subtraction on Numbers is Not Associative
\(\ds 5 - \paren {3 - 2}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 5 - 1\) | \(\ds = 4\) | |||||||||||
\(\ds \paren {5 - 3} - 2\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2 - 2\) | \(\ds = 0\) |
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): associative
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): associative