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Any examples of languages like this? Are you speaking about the number base that the language works in? I have heard that a base-12 system would be much more us
by liberte82 9y ago
Any examples of languages like this? Are you speaking about the number base that the language works in? I have heard that a base-12 system would be much more useful than base 10 due to its greater factoring potential (2x6, 3x4). This is why there are 12 inches in a foot, and 12 hours in a day, it makes working with thirds and quarter units much easier. Wouldn't it be even greater if we worked in base 12 and 12 was represented as 1-0?
I've wondered if Chinese and other Asian languages make math a little bit more straightforward with their more consistent logic in the naming of numbers. 11 = 10+1, 21 = 2x10+1, etc. European languages are logical to a decent extent but we absolutely have more exceptions.
My favorite numbers language quirk has always been French with its preserving the 'four-score' in its numerology. i.e. 95 = 4x20+15