> Addition is move and multiplication is also a move. a + b move from 0 a step then b steps. a * b is move a step b times. By "move" do you mean adding 1? If s

> Addition is move and multiplication is also a move. a + b move from 0 a step then b steps. a * b is move a step b times. By "move" do you mean adding 1? If so, then no. Consider, for instance, the complex numbers: multiplication by i isn't any sort of iterated addition.