RJC024 t1_iybq5gi wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:11 AM Reply to ELI5 why we first multiply, then add by TheManNamedPeterPan This entire thread is blowing my mind because it reminds me that we just made math up? I mean, we did though right? Like we could’ve easily decided to always start with subtraction, couldn’t we have? Permalink −1−
RJC024 t1_iybq5gi wrote
Reply to ELI5 why we first multiply, then add by TheManNamedPeterPan
This entire thread is blowing my mind because it reminds me that we just made math up? I mean, we did though right? Like we could’ve easily decided to always start with subtraction, couldn’t we have?