Complex sentence: In mathematics and computer programming, the order of operations (or operator precedence) is a rule that defines which procedures to perform first in a given mathematical expressionression 2 + 3 × 4, the answer is 14 (not 20).
Split into simpler sentences: In mathematics and computer programming, the order of operations (or operator precedence) is a rule that defines which procedures to perform first in a given mathematical expression. Thus, in the expression 2 + 3 × 4, the answer is 14 (not 20).