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[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

something has to be the rule for processing it

Well the rule is: any order goes. Summation is commutative.

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[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 4 points 11 months ago*

No, you completely misunderstood my point. My point is not to describe all valid interpretations of the commutative property, but the one most slow kids will hear.

OFC the actual rule is the order doesn't matter, but kids that don't pick up on the nuance of the commutative property will still remember, "order of appearance is fine".

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