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The author isn't describing a random system they came up with to deal with numbers. They are describing how their brain naturally sees numbers: which is common
by gouggoug 5y ago
The author isn't describing a random system they came up with to deal with numbers.
They are describing how their brain naturally sees numbers: which is commonly referred to as synesthesia.
- chaxor 5y agoWhat's interesting about it is that it may show some evidence of synesthesia being education or culture dependent. Using base10 for numbers is taught at an early age, when the brain is forming a huge number of associations for learning, but I don't think it's been shown that synesthesia arises purely from "nature" (genetic) origins. So with the right thoughts, anyone may be able to push themselves into this state.
- loa_in_ 5y agoAuthor coming up with a system, and the system arising naturally are not mutually exclusive as far as we know. After all, what is natural vs... vs what, really?