Yes and no? 3dw is 3(dw) is dw dw dw d3w is d(3w) is d(w w w) So the number is doing basically the same thing in both cases. (this is not a criticism of you

Yes and no? 3dw is 3(dw) is dw dw dw d3w is d(3w) is d(w w w) So the number is doing basically the same thing in both cases. (this is not a criticism of your mental model, jusst me musing)