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3882411 No.3882411 [Reply] [Original]

If multiplication is fundamentally an arithmetic computation, and division is multiplication of the reciprocal of the divisor, can division be thought of in arithmetic terms

>> No.3882440

bump

>> No.3882484

really, does no one have any ideas

>> No.3882490

Well, in Galois fields, yes, and Galois fields are an important part of arithmetics. But I guess it doesn't answer your question.

>> No.3882500

>>3882411
Please rephase your question, SO IT MAKES FUCKING SENSE, AND IT DOESNT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE AN UNDERAGE SCHOOL GIRL.

>> No.3882501

>>3882500
I couldn't have said it better myself

>> No.3882549

what exactly is wrong with the way i phrased my question

>> No.3882585

Here's the thing, multiplication is only fundamentally addition when you're working with whole numbers. What is 1.5*2.5? 1.5+1.5+1.5*.5
Then what is 1.5*.5?
Really, multiplication is not fundamentally addition, it can just be distributed through addition. We learn it that way because it's easier on a third grader's brain.