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How does base 11 work for counting on your fingers? Last I checked, most of us have only 10 digits
by benj111 4y ago
How does base 11 work for counting on your fingers?
Last I checked, most of us have only 10 digits
- eru 4y agoWith your ten digits, it's easy to symbolize eleven digits: zero, one, two, ..., nine and ten. Hence base eleven is very convenient. Base six is probably most practical for this: You can count from zero to five on your left hand. When you go to six, you close your left hand (go to zero) and increment the count on your right hand by one. Two hands let you count from zero to thirty-five (inclusive).
- benj111 4y agoYes sorry. That's a good, (and obvious) point
- ted_dunning 4y agoI use 8 fingers with two thumbs for carrying. That can be interpreted mathematically or practically.
- eru 4y agoBase nine is your friend then? (Or base five, perhaps?)