It recently occured to me that only the number 2, either added to itself or multiplied by itself, yields the exact same number. So in this case, there is ZERO difference between adding or multiplying. Does this happen with any other number?
2+2=4 (but of course 1+1=2 and 1x1=1. 2+3=5, and 2x3=6, and so on.)
and:
2x2=4
A number means there is something there, like say 1 book. If there are 0 books there is no books at all. So how can the lack of something be represented by something? I’m pretty sure it is not a number.
The question is moot and irrelevent. Yes, we have no bananas! If I have no money, how much money do I have? Lol! 1 or more is the question. Forget zero haha.
neg 1 or negative whatever is not a quantity, but rather a *lack" of quantity. If my checkbook is overdrawn $10, then that is a negative amount, and not an actual quanity. It only represents what is missing, not what is tangibly there.