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The question isn't whether algebra predates HLLs!
The question is whether the "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" rule predates the HLLs. I tend to agree with JHHL. When I took computer courses in school they told us that the PEMDAS rule was only for computers. Later, they adopted it in algebra as well.
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