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How is knowing the commutative properties of operations more significant than being able to do basic arithmetic? I'd imagine millions if not billions of people
by contrast 10mo ago
How is knowing the commutative properties of operations more significant than being able to do basic arithmetic?
I'd imagine millions if not billions of people have found basic math useful without ever learning what "commutative" even means.
- SoftTalker 10mo agoMore important in the sense of being able to understand higher abstractions, not necessarily more important in a strictly practical day-to-day sense.