Standard parentheses ((1 - 2) * (2 + 3)) Nonstandard parentheses (like absolute value signs) ||1 - 2| * |2 + 3|| What if numbers next to eachother signified multiplication? | 1 | 2 | 3 | abs(1) * 2 * abs(3) or abs(1 * abs(2) * 3)