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Welcome to the math-expressions wiki! This page will be a quick guide on the syntax required by the parser.

Usage

MathExpression.parse("1 + 1 - 3 + x").setVariable("x", 9).evaluate(); // output: 8

Syntax

Numbers

While floating-point notation is not supported, any real number is supported:

1. 1, 10, -1024
2. 0.2454, -3.04593, 9.3333

Please do note that numbers are still subject to floating-point inaccuracy.

Operators

Currently, these operators are supported (and executed in order of):

1. Power (^)
2. Multiply, divide (* & /)
3. Add, subtract (+ & -)

Parentheses

Opening parentheses are paired with the closest closing parentheses.