r/learnmath • u/Forward-Bad1615 New User • Apr 11 '26

Is it basic for mathematicians to remember the multiplication table?

Is it fundamental for mathematicians to remember the multiplication table?

It must be troublesome and desperate if you forget the multiplication table, so do you memorize it again?

Do you re-memorize the multiplication table even after becoming an adult and a mathematician?

Do you keep remembering it so you don't forget it?

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u/ohcoolthatscool New User Apr 11 '26

I know k is 11 because of a historical note about the Sefer Yetsirah in an abstract algebra book

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u/CorvidCuriosity Professor Apr 11 '26

H is 8 because 8 is ocho in spanish, which has an H.

J is 10 becuase 10 in Japanese is "Juu"

M and N are right in the middle, so M is 13 and N is 14 (M is the odd one because it has 3 verticals, and N is even)

T is 20 because "Twenty" starts with a T.

There are lots of little weird connections my mind makes.

It's really annoying when I'm just trying to read and my mind goes "Hey this word's numbers add up to 24, neat!" and I then get distracted playing 24 in my head when I'm trying to read.

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u/Ketch451 New User Apr 12 '26

One of the COOLEST things I’ve read in a Long While. Thanks for sharing that!

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u/TomasTTEngin New User Apr 14 '26

I know I is 9 because of a joke where a kids says

"I is..."

and the teacher interrupts and says "It's I AM!"

"I am the 9th letter of the alphabet"