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And yet the punchline is still valid because surely they have no concept of numbers that large without any sort of base system involved.
by ShamelessC 6y ago
And yet the punchline is still valid because surely they have no concept of numbers that large without any sort of base system involved.
- 1123581321 5y agoSure, if requiring a minimum of translation as a premise (i.e. not introducing the concept of orders into the language via explanation.) Though I would be surprised if sexagesimal turns out to always be the oldest system we unearth.