Th4tGuyII

Th4tGuyII, 1 year ago

The meme refers to the problem of handling implicit multiplication by juxtaposition.
Depending on what field you're in, implicit multiplication takes priority over explicit multiplication/division (known as strong juxtaposition) rather than what you and a lot of people would assume (known as weak juxtaposition).

With weak juxtaposition you end up 9 just as you did, but with strong juxtaposition you end up with 1 instead.

For most people and most scenarios this doesn't matter, as you'd never encounter such ambiguous equations outside of viral puzzles like this, but it is worth knowing that not all fields agree on how implicit multiplication is handled.

Th4tGuyII, 1 year ago

I'll just say it again, you're the one saying this problem is completely unambiguous, with your only explanation as to why being that real people communicate as though that solves every edge case imaginable.

I'm just saying, if you really believe that to be the case, Good luck.

Th4tGuyII, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

So you were taught strong juxtaposition then, where the implicit multiplication takes priority?