Parenting & kids - FW: Fear of Numbers

In article Barb Knox writes:
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In article ,
George Peatty wrote:

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:45:39 +1300, Barb Knox wrote:

In Peano Arithmetic there are *only 2 facts* you need to assume about
addition [1]:

A0: (0 + a) = a
A1: ((a+1) + b) = ((a + b)+1)

Now, I have a headache, thankyouverymuch .. ;)

Parentheses overdose?

Well, it ain't like it's LISP...

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