From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2011-10-11T23:33:18+09:00
Subject: Re: why does `a + f b` not parse?

Don't top post, please.

2011/10/11 Bartosz Dziewoński <matma.rex@gmail.com>:
> Yes, I think we all know that; the question is, why does 2 + sqrt(5)
> parse, but 2 + sqrt 5 does not? I've been wondering this myself - is
> that syntax somehow ambiguous?

So, which one shall it be?

  2.+.sqrt(5)
  2.+(sqrt(5))
  2.+.sqrt.5
  2.+(sqrt.5)
  2.+(sqrt(5))

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