• psud@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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    3 years ago

    Base 60 has too many symbols for the digits

    Base 12 you only need two more symbols to follow 9

    • Daxtron2
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      3 years ago

      Yeah but it doesn’t have the same schwag as base 60

      • psud@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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        3 years ago

        I mean base 60 would be cool and all, but it would be unwieldy

          • psud@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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            3 years ago

            Indeed. I think you don’t want a number system that children can’t use

            Base twelve already works great in our number names, with eleven and twelve being individually named unlike the teens