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That’s definitely not how I learned it, nor how my kids have learned it. I vividly remember writing out “2 x 3 = 2 + 2 + 2 = 3 + 3.” I later memorized the multi
by sgarland 7mo ago
That’s definitely not how I learned it, nor how my kids have learned it. I vividly remember writing out “2 x 3 = 2 + 2 + 2 = 3 + 3.” I later memorized the multiplication table up to 12, yes, but that was not a replacement of understanding what multiplication was
- acuozzo 7mo ago> but that was not a replacement of understanding what multiplication was You're conflating an algorithm in N or Z with inherent meaning. Let's shift over to R: Expand e*pi to repeated addition. Think exponentiation is "repeated multiplication"? Try 2^pi.