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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 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?

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Then you have modular arithmetic.
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  2+2=1
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    If you’re working in modulo 3 arithmetic.
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      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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