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go past past high school and this isn't remotely true
there are areas of study where 1+1=1
...given specific axioms. No rules are being broken.
but which axioms you decide are in use is an arbitrary choice
In modular arithmetic you can make 1+1=0 but I'm struggling to think of a situation where 1+1=1 without redefining the + and = functions.
Not saying you're wrong, but do you have an example? I'd be interested to see
But this is a high school Maths question, so "past high school" isn't relevant here.