I don't see any good reason why magnitude should dictate order for inequalities.The_root_of_all_evil said:American/European difference again. American use is operand operator operand (with magnitude holding the order), Europeans is operand operator (no set order).thaluikhain said:Shouldn't it be "18", not "<18" and "18>"?
Hence, x<18 / 18<x for US - x<18/x>18 for Europe, x's being invisible.
And there's also the other problem
How do you take into account -2 > -4, and other negative numbers? How do you take into account variables? Seriously, this is simple Grade 4 maths, it's not rocket science.Satsuki666 said:It makes it easier for simpletons to understand it. Instead of having to remember which symbol is greater than and which is less than they just have to remember larger number go first.smithy_2045 said:I don't see any good reason why magnitude should dictate order for inequalities.
I know it sounds incredible rude to say that but that is actually the reason for most of the changes that the US has made.
I'll agree about the poll but I won't mention search bars. As for the info you want,Ilikemilkshake said:Im male and 18
Also your poll options could've been a bit better