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The Math Equation That Tried to Stump the Internet

Cornell mathematician , author most recently of "Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe," explains the latest mathematical Twitter upset in a .

"Mathematical Twitter is normally a quiet, well-ordered place, a refuge from the aggravations of the internet," writes Strogatz. "But on July 28, someone who must have been a troll off-duty decided to upset the stillness, and did so with a surefire provocation. It has to do with something that high school teachers call 'the order of operations.'"

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