<doc>
	<legacy_id>109</legacy_id>
	<term>precedence</term>
	<definition><p>The set of rules that determine what order <glossary tag="operator">operators</glossary> are <glossary tag="evaluate">evaluated</glossary> in, in an <glossary tag="expression">expression</glossary> that has more than one <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary>.</p>
<p></p>
<p>For example, the * <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> has higher precedence than the + <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary>, so</p>
<p>  2 + 3 * 4</p>
<p>is <glossary tag="evaluate">evaluated</glossary> as 2 + (3 * 4), not (2 + 3) * 4.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Writing LiveCode</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>precedence</synonym>
	 	<synonym>precedence's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>operator precedence</synonym>
	 	<synonym>operator precedence's</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>