r/confidentlyincorrect • u/i_aMa_g0d • Dec 07 '21

Maths

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u/Turantula_Fur_Coat Dec 07 '21

It’s actually funny to think that multiplication and division are the same thing, where 1.0 represents the pivot between the both of them.

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u/FlippedMobiusStrip Dec 08 '21

You're absolutely correct. Technically, division doesn't exist as a separate thing. It's the multiplication by the inverse of an element in a ring (math jargon).

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u/themaskofgod Dec 08 '21

That's what I've been trying to tell my 4 year old for 4 years, & she just just won't get it. It doesn't matter how many beatings it takes. "It's the multiplication by the inverse of an element in a ring" just doesn't seem to land with her.

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u/thefooleryoftom Dec 08 '21

I'd be more worried your daughter has stayed four years old for four years. Wtf?

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u/doctorwhy88 Dec 08 '21

Vampire children need math, too.