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guram11
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What’s Wrong with “Multiplication Is Repeated Addi...
> exponentiation distributes over multiplication
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a**b * a**c == a**(b + c) != a**(b * c)
for exponentiation to distribute over multiplication, it must become addition, thus reinforcing the multiplication IS repeated addition?
thaumasiotes
on March 4, 2021
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Distributivity of exponentiation over multiplication looks like
(ab)^x = (a^x)(b^x)
You're talking about "being exponentiated", not exponentiation. This one isn't a commutative operation.
guram11
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> commutativity
yes my mistake
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things that irks me
for exponentiation to distribute over multiplication, it must become addition, thus reinforcing the multiplication IS repeated addition?