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TIL Maya used a mixed radix system for calendars, using base 18 for most significant digits and base 20 for least significant digits. The real world is messy
by ithkuil 4y ago
TIL Maya used a mixed radix system for calendars, using base 18 for most significant digits and base 20 for least significant digits.
The real world is messy
- thaumasiotes 4y agoWe also use a mixed radix system for calendars, which is why we separate the digits of a date with non-numeric separators.