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Came here to say this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching And as you know each hexagram was composed of two group
by natch 9y ago
Came here to say this.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching
And as you know each hexagram was composed of two groups (trigrams) of three pairs. Similar to bytes and nibbles.
Even though the superstition is unfounded, the trigrams could combine in any way to refer to concepts and expositions that could give a lot of food for thought. Quite a nice system and very elegant because of its basis in binary numbers.
Edit: and I think you meant to say 1000 BC, not AD. In short a LONG time ago!
- 1001101 9y agoI was thinking of the Shao Yang (binary) arrangement, rather than the original King Wen arrangement, which would have been created during SY's lifetime (1012-1077). This is the version Leibniz examined [1]. But, yes, as you point out, if you go back to the King Wen version, even earlier. If only Leibniz was around today! [1] https://www.jstor.org/stable/1399337?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/1399337?seq=1#page_scan_tab_con...