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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

math is literally the only subject that has rules set in stone

go past past high school and this isn't remotely true

there are areas of study where 1+1=1

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

...given specific axioms. No rules are being broken.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

but which axioms you decide are in use is an arbitrary choice

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In modular arithmetic you can make 1+1=0 but I'm struggling to think of a situation where 1+1=1 without redefining the + and = functions.

Not saying you're wrong, but do you have an example? I'd be interested to see

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

go past past high school and this isn’t remotely true

But this is a high school Maths question, so "past high school" isn't relevant here.