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5 and 10 are arbitrary numbers though. Halving and doubling are really the only special operations, and base-8 or base-16 would be superior to 10 or 12 for thos
by tempestn 1y ago
5 and 10 are arbitrary numbers though. Halving and doubling are really the only special operations, and base-8 or base-16 would be superior to 10 or 12 for those.
- Symbiote 1y ago10 is arbitrary, but it's also the base chosen for our counting system. You can use hexadecimal numbers if you wish. "He's B6 cm tall." I have found this, which seems neat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibi-binary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibi-binary So he's ki-ba cm tall.
- saalweachter 1y agoUgg, that naming system is the worst I've ever seen. It's like it's asking for you to mis-hear numbers. Use a range of consonants!
- tempestn 1y agoThe topic of this thread is why the base 10 number system is less than optimal, and a different base would be better. Obviously having to convert to other bases when we use a base 10 system normally is inconvenient, but that's not the point.