Combine XYZ note necessary?

I do not really understand why I need the combine XYZ note for the displacement in geo nodes. The tutorial says that it is used to limit the displacement just to the z coordinate. But why cant I just set the x and y in the multiply vector math node to 0. Isnt the multiply vector math node just multiplying the x and y with 0 and I just use the z value to add more or less displacement? Is there any issue with just using the vector math node without the combine XYZ?

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