please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

phrase

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

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PEDMASBODMASBOMDASBEDMAS
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Meanings

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

    Synonyms: PEDMAS, BODMAS, BOMDAS, BEDMAS

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseA mnemonic used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.

Similar
PEDMASBODMASBOMDASBEDMAS
Also see
bedmaspedmaspemdas

Origin

Ultimately from PEMDAS.

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Cite this entry
APA

please excuse my dear Aunt Sally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20excuse%20my%20dear%20Aunt%20Sally

MLA

“please excuse my dear Aunt Sally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20excuse%20my%20dear%20Aunt%20Sally. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “please excuse my dear Aunt Sally,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20excuse%20my%20dear%20Aunt%20Sally.

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