Skript doesn't follow order of operations with multiple divisors

[bluelhf]

Description

The arithmetic expression a / b / c is treated as a / (b / c) instead of (a / b) / c

Steps to Reproduce

Run the following script:

on script load:
  broadcast "Expected 10 / 5 / 7 (%(10 / 5) / 7%), got 10 / (5 / 7) (%10 / 5 / 7%)"

Output is Expected 10 / 5 / 7 (0.29), got 10 / (5 / 7) (14).
Grab a calculator and calculate 10 / 5 / 7. The result is 0.285714285714... which rounds to 0.29
Observe the incorrect result of Skript's normal arithmetic.

Expected Behavior

The equation should be done correctly, according to the order of operations, and for 10 / 5 / 7, 0.29 should be returned (provided the number accuracy is 2 in config.sk)

Server Information

• Server version/platform: Paper 1.15.2 (build 143)
• Skript version: Skript 2.5-alpha2

[bluelhf]

Closed as duplicate of #535
Bumping that instead, it's medium priority and has no fix yet?

[Wealthyturtle]

@bluelhf keep in mind that using a 3rd party Math library is not necessarily “easier” as Skript is first and foremost still a scripting language. It would be complicated to rewrite the entire parser for integration with a 3rd party Math parser. What would happen to expressions or functions used in conjunction to arithmetic operations for example?