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Arithmetic expressions are often encountered as the right hand side of formulae, and computer compilers or interpreters need to be able to break them down into their components — numbers, which are composed of signs, digits, decimal points: arithmetic operators like + − * /: and brackets, to over-ride the normal precedence rules of the operators.
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Race, J. (1981). Brackets. In: The Alien, Numbereater and other Programs for Personal Computers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05175-5_3
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