Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The rules that determine the order in which operators are evaluated in a compound expression; multiplication, division, and remainder have higher precedence than addition and subtraction.
AP course connection
Topic 1.3: 1.3 Expressions and Assignment Statements