please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. A mnemonic used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.

Word forms

please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

Etymology

Ultimately from PEMDAS.

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