YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoit's inconvenient that the number of days in a week is a prime number.message-squaremessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down16
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareit's inconvenient that the number of days in a week is a prime number.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoBut you need 60 different symbols. That’s what I was referring to
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoOkay, that makes sense. Yeah, the overall number of extant digits would increase six-fold. I was trying to express the idea that the number of digits in an operation would decrease.
minus-squareFunStuffIsFun@eviltoast.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 day agoJust use Arabic numerals, but modified 5 additional times. Like 1-9, then 1-9 with a dot on top, then 2 dots on top, and so on.
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThat’s probably the most pragmatic approach. I also like this one system founded on primes: https://jakubmarian.com/base-60/
But you need 60 different symbols. That’s what I was referring to
Okay, that makes sense. Yeah, the overall number of extant digits would increase six-fold. I was trying to express the idea that the number of digits in an operation would decrease.
Just use Arabic numerals, but modified 5 additional times. Like 1-9, then 1-9 with a dot on top, then 2 dots on top, and so on.
That’s probably the most pragmatic approach.
I also like this one system founded on primes:
https://jakubmarian.com/base-60/