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thatnotsorichrichkid t1_iybxyrj wrote

Reply to comment by Way2Foxy in ELI5 why we first multiply, then add by TheManNamedPeterPan

Can you elaborate? I feel like the logic should apply to all numbers. Hell even in the complex sphere you should be able to do multiplication through iterations of addition.

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Way2Foxy t1_iyby7kg wrote

Well, how would you describe pi*e in terms of iterative addition?

If I were to try, I'd say e+e+e+(pi-3)e, but that's just shifting the multiplication somewhere else, no?

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thatnotsorichrichkid t1_iyd6k6r wrote

That's exactly how I'd do it, but i kinda understand your point. To do a set of non-whole integers multiplied, one requires a way of splitting 'the last plus', and the only way my Imagination allows me to would be multiplication

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