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Yes, it is. The division of a by b in the set of real numbers and the set of rational numbers (which are, de facto, the default sets used in most professions) is defined as the multiplication of a by the multiplicative inverse of b. Alternative definitions are also based on a multiplication.
That's why divisions are called an auxilliary operation.
No it isn't.
No it isn't. The Quotient is defined as the number obtained when you divide the Dividend by the Divisor. Here it is straight out of Euler...
Emphasis on "alternative", not actual.
Yes, it is.
I'm defining the division operation, not the quotient. Yes, the quotient is obtained by dividing... Now define dividing.
The actual is the one I gave. I did not give the alternative definitions. That's why I said they are also defined based on a multiplication, implying the non-alternative one (understand, the actual one) was the one I gave.
Feel free to send your entire Euler document rather than screenshotting the one part you thought makes you right.
Note, by the way, that Euler isn't the only mathematician who contributed to the modern definitions in algebra and arithmetics.
Yep, the quotient is the result of Division. It's right there in the definition in Euler. Dividend / Divisor = Quotient <= no reference to multiplication anywhere
You not able to read the direct quote from Euler defining Division? Doesn't mention Multiplication at all.
No, you gave an alternative (and also you gave no citation for it anyway - just something you made up by the look of it). The actual definition is in Euler.
Again, emphasis on "alternative", not actual.
The one you gave bears no resemblance at all to what is in Euler, nor was given with a citation.
The name of the PDF is in the top-left. Not too observant I see
That's the one and only actual definition of Division. Not sure what you think is in the rest of the book, but he doesn't spend the whole time talking about Division, but feel free to go ahead and download the whole thing and read it from cover to cover to be sure! 😂
And none of the definitions you have given have come from a Mathematician. Saying "most professions", and the lack of a citation, was a dead giveaway! 😂