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Parentheses have a great many specialized meanings in mathematics. A few of these are described below. 1. Parentheses are used in mathematical expressions to denote modifications to normal order of operations (precedence rules).
In b), we do not. We are to first subtract 3 and then add 2. (But see the order of operations below.). There is a common misconception that parentheses always signify multiplication. In Lesson 3, in fact, we will see that we use parentheses to separate the operation sign from the algebraic sign. 8 + (â2).