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[โ€“] Limitless_screaming@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (10 children)

I don't think you encounter this one very often, but the technically correct -2^2 = -4 has a higher chance of ruining your day.

[โ€“] hallettj 1 points 11 months ago

Oh goddammit! Why doesn't PEMDAS prepare us for unary negation??

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