BEDMAS

BEDMAS

An initialism for "Brackets, Exponents, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction," used as a mnemonic in mathematics for remembering the order of operations when calculating an expression. If you find yourself getting confused about whether to square the value before you divide while solving for X and Y, just remember what BEDMAS stands for! A: "I know the answer! X equals 75!" B: "You forgot about BEDMAS—you didn't multiply the two values before subtracting them from the third."
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • BODMAS
  • PEMDAS
  • WTG
  • HBU
  • YKWIM
  • CTFO
  • DNU
  • AINEC
  • YMBJ
  • BYOM