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Tom Melly wrote:
> Well, yes, but obscure is the important point. Okay, you might be able to
> make a clear arguement for * over + but what about - and + or / and * ?
> There maybe an arguement, but it isn't a clear one. However, any arguement
> that says 2*3 is not 6 is plainly batty.
- and + are the same operation. / and * are the same operation. Well, they're
inverse, but to be inverse they must use the same stuff (ya know, like to be
opposites words must describe the same thing--hot and cold). -x = +(-x) and /x =
*(1/x). It wouldn't make any sense to do multiplaction then subtraction then
division then addition, or something like that.
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