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Why? Base 10 doesn't make much sense. Its only reason for existence is we have 10 fingers.
by otherme123 3y ago
Why? Base 10 doesn't make much sense. Its only reason for existence is we have 10 fingers.
- johannes1234321 3y ago12 would be ve the perfect number. Still small enough, but divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6, thus very flexible.
- defrost 3y agoSometime before Rome, in the 3rd millennium BC, Base-60 was used: It originated with the ancient Sumerians ..., was passed down to the ancient Babylonians, and is still used—in a modified form—for measuring time, angles, and geographic coordinates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagesimal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagesimal The number 60, a superior highly composite number, has twelve factors, namely 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60, of which 2, 3, and 5 are prime numbers. With so many factors, many fractions involving sexagesimal numbers are simplified.
- orthoxerox 3y agoI've always thought a sexagesimal system around an inch would be quite convenient: - 12 beard hairs in a corn - 5 corns in an inch - 12 inches in a foot - 5 feet in a spinner - 12 spinners in a chain - 5 chains in a football field - 12 football fields in a click