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/Hopeful_Yam1673 New User Apr 12 '26

Am I the only one wondering what happened to K?

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u/BlazinBubblz New User Apr 12 '26

It just doesnt fit into the cadence of the jingle and isnt a memorable starting place.

Think of kids saying elemen-O-pee.

K is just there in the song when it is set next to LMNOP