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[–] Tavarin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Multiplication is just shorthand for multiple additions. so 2x4 is actually 4+4. If you expand out the multiplication the above equation becomes 2+4+4. It's not arbitrary, it's just what multiplication represents.