Operands in arithmetic or logical expressions are always text. However, an operand that represents a number can be temporarily converted to a numeric value when an expression is evaluated. By default, ...

Everyone knows that arithmetic is true: 2 + 2 = 4. But surprisingly, we don’t know why it’s true.. By stepping outside the box of our usual way of thinking about numbers, my colleagues and I have ...

Arithmetic operations with rational numbers are far more complex than they are with whole numbers. ... When asked what is meant by the expression 7/4 ÷ 1/2, ...

Barbie caught a lot of flack back in the ’90s for declaring, “Math class is tough!” Today we find ourselves in the disorienting position of defending her. We recently got a note from an ...

Arithmetic operations with rational numbers are far more complex than they are with whole numbers. ... When asked what is meant by the expression 7/4 ÷ 1/2, ...

Everyone knows that arithmetic is true: 2 + 2 = 4. But surprisingly, we don’t know why it’s true. By stepping outside the box of our usual way of thinking about numbers, my colleagues and I ...

When the %SYSEVALF function evaluates arithmetic expressions, it temporarily converts the operands that represent numbers to floating point values. The result of the evaluation can represent a ...

Everyone knows that arithmetic is true: 2 + 2 = 4. But surprisingly, we don’t know why it’s true.. By stepping outside the box of our usual way of thinking about numbers, my colleagues and I ...