mˌʌltɪplɪkˈeɪʃənz baɪ ænd ɑːɹ ˌɔːɹdɪnˈɛɹᵻli kˈaʊntᵻd æz fɹˈiː ˈɔːl nᵻɡˈeɪʃənz kæn biː ɐbsˈoːɹbd baɪ kənvˈɜːɾɪŋ ɐdˈɪʃənz ˌɪntʊ sʌbtɹˈækʃənz ɔːɹ vˈaɪs vˈɜːsə.
Multiplications by  and  are ordinarily counted as free (all negations can be absorbed by converting additions into subtractions or vice versa).