BEDMAS
Units & Measurements abbreviation · Math
| Stands for | Brackets, Exponents, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction |
|---|---|
| Categories | Units & Measurements |
BEDMAS stands for Brackets, Exponents, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction, a math abbreviation.
The order-of-operations mnemonic used mainly in Canada and New Zealand, combining the British "brackets" with the American "exponents".
Example: Apply BEDMAS: (3 + 5)² ÷ 4 = 64 ÷ 4 = 16.
Usage notes
The rules match PEMDAS and BODMAS: brackets, then exponents, then multiplication and division left to right, then addition and subtraction left to right. Teachers stress that putting D before M is only for pronounceability. Calculators and programming languages follow the same precedence, though they sometimes treat implied multiplication differently.
Related abbreviations
More math abbreviations
- arcsec – Arcsecond
- arcsin – Arcsine (inverse sine)
- arctan – Arctangent (inverse tangent)
- arg – Argument (of a complex number)
- ASA – Angle-Side-Angle (congruence)
- B – Billion
- bn – Billion
- BODMAS – Brackets, Orders, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction
- C – Complex numbers
- cis – Cosine plus i sine
- Cor – Corollary
- cos – Cosine