PEMDAS

P3E1M3D2A1S1
/ˈpɛm(ˌ)dæs//-dɑs//-dəs/

phrase

An acronym used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.

Similar
please excuse my dear Aunt SallyBODMASBOMDASBEDMAS
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Meanings

phrase
  1. mnemonicAn acronym used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.

    Synonyms: please excuse my dear Aunt Sally, BODMAS, BOMDAS, BEDMAS

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseAn acronym used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.

Similar
please excuse my dear Aunt SallyBODMASBOMDASBEDMAS
Also see
bedmasbodmasbomdas

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

despamPEDMAS
Cite this entry
APA

PEMDAS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PEMDAS

MLA

“PEMDAS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PEMDAS. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PEMDAS,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PEMDAS.

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