@TrustlessState @ArthurB @danrobinson The reason why "⚬ = addition, repeated ⚬ = multiplication" and "⚬ = multiplication, repeated ⚬ = exponentiation" are both valid metaphors is because when we work with numbers, * is repeated +, and ^ is repeated *.
2 * 4 = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2
2 ^ 4 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2
@TrustlessState @ArthurB @danrobinson “⚬ = 加法，重复 ⚬ = 乘法”和“⚬ = 乘法，重复 ⚬ = 取幂”都是有效的隐喻，因为当我们处理数字时，* 重复，^ 重复*。
2 * 4 = 2 2 2 2
2 ^ 4 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2