| Term | Definition |
| Parenthesis | either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material |
| Exponents | a shortcut for writing repeated multiplication |
| Multiplication | the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied |
| Division | the act or process of dividing; state of being divided |
| Addition | the act or process of adding |
| Subtraction | an act or instance of subtracting |
| 6-(5-3)+10 | 14 |
| (4+3)x5 | 35 |
| 4 + 3 x5 | 19 |
| 7x6x6 | 252 |
| 4x6x7x9 | 1512 |
| 2+2-2+2 | 0 |
| (9x3+9) +9+9 | 54 |
| 2+(7-1-4) | 4 |
| 4+(8x9) | 76 |
| 4+(5x4) | 24 |
| 7+(2*4) | 23 |
| (5*5)+6 | 31 |