# Meme by numeric literal coefficient precedence

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meme-by-numeric-literal-coefficient-precedence/110891>\
**Category:** Offtopic\
**Tags:** joke\
**Created:** [February 28, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meme-by-numeric-literal-coefficient-precedence/110891 "2024-02-28T11:44:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Benny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@Benny](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Benny)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meme-by-numeric-literal-coefficient-precedence/110891/1 "2024-02-28T11:44:55Z")

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```julia
julia> 6÷2(1+2)
1

julia> 6÷2*(1+2)
9

```

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/b/e/bec77885b3dd316da3e5fb3b96254796caef2731.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![sylvaticus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sylvaticus/32/203883_2.png) [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meme-by-numeric-literal-coefficient-precedence/110891/2 "2024-02-28T14:30:07Z")

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The screen of the Casio has much better contrast…

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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meme-by-numeric-literal-coefficient-precedence/110891/3 "2024-02-28T14:35:54Z")

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> [@sylvaticus](#):
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> much better contrast…

You can adjust contrast on most programmable TI calculators.

That said,

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/d/d/dda9ec9f28c28ecc5a60397cc05360c862e6b2b6.png)

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meme-by-numeric-literal-coefficient-precedence/110891/4 "2024-02-28T14:40:09Z")

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You might find this article from the last time that meme made the rounds interesting (if for no other reason than a familiar face): [Poorly constructed math equation prompts Twitter debate – can you solve it? – New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/2019/08/01/poorly-constructed-math-equation-prompts-twitter-debate-can-you-solve-it/)

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**Author:** ![DNF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dnf/32/10191_2.png) [@DNF](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DNF)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meme-by-numeric-literal-coefficient-precedence/110891/5 "2024-02-28T16:35:57Z")

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Wow! There’s a TI 8_ **3** _ now? Nice.