> This is splitting hairs. Nope. The question addressed by the article is precisely whether multiplication is repeated addition. > adding the elements of the

> This is splitting hairs. Nope. The question addressed by the article is precisely whether multiplication is repeated addition. > adding the elements of the Cauchy sequences. (And similarly for multiplication.) This is the definition of addition (multiplication) Nope. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26336108 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26336108.