Subtraction on Numbers is Not Associative/Examples/5-3-2

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
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