Ok, maybe we are discussing semantics here, but let's see if this makes sense:

If a*b=c , you don't "find c" multiplying a*b.

"c" is just the same as "a*b". It's just another way to represent a*b.

"c" is "a*b".

Numbers are not found.

Measurements could be found, but not numbers. Numbers are by themselves.

You find the 'surface of a rectangle' with sides lengths a & b, by multiplying a*b. Right.

But you don't find numbers, just measures.

Does it make sense?

As I said, maybe it's just semantics...

🫂 GN

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Absolutely! Just semantics. I am neither a mathematician nor a cryptographer. From my perspective you have a finite set of values and each of them corresponds to a finite set of other values. By doing the calculation you are “finding” a values pair from the other set.

But this is not very scientifically put haha.

GN 🫂

I'm neither a mathematician nor cryptographer. And English is not my mother tongue.

So maths semantics are even trickier to play with for me. ☺️

Nice cha either way.

GN 🫂

The value is not chosen like name of your dog, so saying they are found is hand-wavy cool

False dichotomy.

Being not chosen doesn't imply being found.

GN 🫂