Talk:Multiplication

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 Definition:  The binary mathematical operation of scaling one number or quantity by another (multiplying). [d] [e]
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Not just repeated addition

I am moderating the language, "multiplication is defined by repeated addition". There are serious objections to "defining" multiplication in this way from the "more basic" operation addition, first among them being that with no modification, the statement is wrong. See the articles [1] and [2] by noted mathematician and expositor Keith Devlin for more about this. The second gives references to educational authorities who agree.

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