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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

They were right but for the wrong reason

As are you. There is no such thing as implicit multiplication - the actual relevant rules are Terms and The Distributive Law.

explicitly ambiguous

#MathsIsNeverAmbiguous #DontForgetDistribution