Showerthoughts • 1 year ago

2+2=4 but what if 4 didn't exist?

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2+2=4 but what if 4 didn't exist?

Showerthoughts • 1 year ago

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@AbouBenAdhem
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Then you have modular arithmetic.
- Dem-Bo Sain
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  4•1 year ago
  2+2=1
  - @AbouBenAdhem
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    If you’re working in modulo 3 arithmetic.
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      1 year ago
      because 4 doesn’t exist…
      
      …I suppose it could also be 10.
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        or 11 if 3 doesn’t exist either

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