Until the last century, many editorials assumed that multiplication is performed first, for example,  is interpreted as ; in this case, the insertion of parentheses is required when translating the formulas to an algorithmic language.
ʌntˈɪl ðə lˈæst sˈɛntʃɚɹi, mˈɛni ˌɛdɪtˈoːɹɪəlz ɐsˈuːmd ðæt mˌʌltɪplɪkˈeɪʃən ɪz pɚfˈɔːɹmd fˈɜːst, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl,  ɪz ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd æz ; ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs, ðɪ ɪnsˈɜːʃən ʌv pɚɹˈɛnθəsˌiːz ɪz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd wɛn tɹænslˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹmjʊləz tʊ ɐn ˌælɡɚɹˈɪθmɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.