Definition:Binding Priority/Arithmetic

Definition

The binding priority convention used for arithmetic and algebra is:

$(1): \quad$ the exponential and power operators take highest binding priority

$(2): \quad \times$ and $\div$ bind more tightly than $+$ and $-$

$(3): \quad$ In all other cases, expressions are evaluated from left to right.

Also known as

Binding priority is also known as:

• Precedence: a higher precedence is the same thing as a tighter binding priority.
• Rank: a higher rank is the same thing as a tighter binding priority.

Sources

• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): infix notation