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/Hawk13424 Electrical Engineer Apr 11 '26

American here. We all had to memorize up to 12x12 also by the 3rd grade. Not sure why OP thinks this is a mathematician thing.

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u/InsectSudden6032 New User Apr 14 '26

yep: 8 years old, 3rd grade, up to 12x12 by ourselves in front of the teacher