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Re:What’s Wrong with “Multiplication Is Repeated Addition”? ... by prionassembly on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @08:58AM (#26328330)
Multiplication on the naturals is repeated addition.

You might see the natural numbers as training wheels for higher mathematics, but number theorists might disagree...

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Re:What’s Wrong with “Multiplication Is Repeated Addition”? ... by yakubin on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:02AM (#26328385)
Number theorists work with integers, not naturals. And they too will agree with me, as they mostly work with polynomials, which show exactly that.

I also didn't say natural numbers are training wheels, just this metaphor, which to use HN lingo: doesn't scale.

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Re:What’s Wrong with “Multiplication Is Repeated Addition”? ... by alisonkisk on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @10:42AM (#26329816)
Number theorists work with complex numbers and irrational numbers too

https://www.britannica.com/science/Riemann-zeta-function

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