<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div>On Dec 26, 2016, at 11:42, Adam Nemecek <<a href="mailto:adamnemecek@gmail.com">adamnemecek@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">For integers, 0 is an additive identity. Is there a reason it should be given special treatment over 1, the multiplicative identity?</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">E.g. for statistical reasons. When I have a collection of users with age etc it makes sense to ask what is the combined age of the collection? What is the semantic meaning of multiplying their ages? </span></div></div>
</blockquote><br><div>"Age" is an additional layer of semantics beyond just "a numerical value".</div><div><br></div><div>- Dave Sweeris</div></body></html>