YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoit's inconvenient that the number of days in a week is a prime number.message-squaremessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down15
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareit's inconvenient that the number of days in a week is a prime number.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square59linkfedilink
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 hours agoBut you need 60 different symbols. That’s what I was referring to
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours 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-up2·6 hours 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-up1·6 hours 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/