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It would have been nice if numbers had developed into a base-12 instead of a base-10 system. But it's even nicer that the number system (now 10-based) and the m

by gpvos 8y ago

It would have been nice if numbers had developed into a base-12 instead of a base-10 system. But it's even nicer that the number system (now 10-based) and the measurement system (now metric) are in sync.

JdeBP 8y ago
They in fact did, many years ago. This is discussed elsewhere on this very page.
- gpvos 8y ago
  Yeah, I was aware of that. I could have been more precise; it developed multiple times, but didn't stick around to the present.