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please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

please excuse my dear Aunt Sally phrase: a mnemonic used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.

Phrase

please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

  1. A mnemonic used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.
    Synonyms:
    PEDMAS, BODMAS, BOMDAS, BEDMAS

Synonyms of please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

Origin of please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

Ultimately from PEMDAS.

Questions about please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

What does please excuse my dear Aunt Sally mean?
Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally means a mnemonic used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.
What part of speech is please excuse my dear Aunt Sally?
Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally is a phrase.

Words near please excuse my dear Aunt Sally in the dictionary

  1. pleasaunces
  2. pleasaunt
  3. pleasauntly
  4. please
  5. please clap
  6. please excuse my dear Aunt Sally
  7. please explain
  8. please explains
  9. please find attached
  10. please God
  11. please help me

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