• fartographer@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Forgot my “/s,” but I’m happy to double down.

    No, literally all maths is commutative. In fact, you can arbitrarily substitute any number with another number and get the right answer. See?
    4+4=8
    5+3=8
    9+1=8

    Same for multiplication and sublimation. 5x2=8.

    I could go on, but I’m pretty sure that I’ll injure myself.

    • village604
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      6 months ago

      But you’re literally wrong in this case. There are two different but valid ways of interpreting the equation that will result in different results. It’s written ambiguously on purpose.