Eg ln is a rather complicated construct, it's not even a function. That's because for complex numbers, e^x is not bijective, and thus its inverse ain't a function.
So using that complicated construct to define something simpler like addition invites extra complexity.
It's about symbolic computation more than calculations.
Yes, and it's not all that useful there either.
Eg ln is a rather complicated construct, it's not even a function. That's because for complex numbers, e^x is not bijective, and thus its inverse ain't a function.
So using that complicated construct to define something simpler like addition invites extra complexity.