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I 100% agree with this. The dozenal system makes mental math easier. The dozenal system makes everyday calculations more precise. 100 in base 12 (144 in base 1
by pushedx 2y ago
I 100% agree with this. The dozenal system makes mental math easier. The dozenal system makes everyday calculations more precise.
100 in base 12 (144 in base 10) is divisible by
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144 (base 10)
The mental model of these proportions would be accessible to us relative to quantities of 100 base 12, in full precision, if we used base 12.
We could readily divide common quantities into halves, thirds, quarters, sixths, eighths etc. and get results in whole integers.
No more errors due to estimations of 1/3 * 100 as 33.333333.. and 1/9 as 11.1111111..,
100 / 3 = 40 in base 12, done.
100 / 4 = 30
100 / 8 = 16
100 / 9 = 14
100 / 12 = 10
Look how nice that is.
100 base 10 is only divisible by
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100 (base 10)
It's really a tragedy that we use base 10.
- Dylan16807 2y agoIn everyday calculations, I don't find myself using thirds significantly more often than fifths.
- timbit42 2y agoI wouldn't either if I had to use Base10 instead of Base12.