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Calculator the Right Way
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Calculator the Right Way

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/neizod/calculator
• Owner: neizod
• License: wtfpl
• Created: 2012-12-13T22:56:14.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-04-10T02:15:36.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-12T07:48:25.843Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 148 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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Calculator the Right Way

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So many people argue on this:

![](http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/206/784/6de.jpg)

As a programmer: this **must** be thrown `syntax error`.

As a mathematician: `b` *should* considered a multiplicant of `(c+d)`,

    before all of them being divide by `a`.

Then why not implement it as the mathematician said? Ok, let's figure out.

How to Use?

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Inside this dir, just

    python3 calculator

Here is something I recommend you to try out:

    >>> 9/3(2+1)

    1.0

    >>> a, b, c, d = 48, 2, 9, 3

    >>> a/b(c+d)

    2.0

    >>> 10(9(8(7(6(5(4(3(2(1)))))))))

    3628800

    >>> (1+2j)(3-4j)

    (11+2j)

    >>> 1 + 1/phi

    1.618033988749895

    >>> phi(43)

    42

What's Differ from Python?

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- `int`, `float`, `complex` are now callable.

- `real`, `imag`, `conjugate` became functions.

The Problems!

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Since mathematician often use the same symbol in difference context,

    e.g. *φ* (`phi`) can mean for both `golden ratio` and `Euler's totient`.

    At the 1st glance this seems legit -- just use `phi ** 2` as a number,

    while `phi(50)` stands for function calling, -- but since Python is a

    1st class function (also function as object), you can pass those functions

    as argument everywhere. This means you never figure out `omicron(phi)`

    seen `phi` as number or function. Also `phi(5)` and `5(phi)` does yield

    different value and can cuase much confusion to newbie.

So this concept should not be implement into real-world programming at all.

See Also

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