contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 24 days agoA Cool guide to Cistercian Numeralsi.redd.itimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down113file-text
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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·edit-224 days agoThis number system chooses economy of paper over readability. A good choice in a medieval monastery where parchment is precious and time is plentiful. A bad choice in modern society.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·24 days agoReadability only seems poor because we’re not used to it. It’s actually pretty logical and well thought out. The real problem is that the system isn’t expandable, so once you get to 10000 you have to get creative.
minus-squareKittyCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 days agoThat’s easy, just add a second gliph or more with a line connecting them.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoI wonder how easy it is to perform arithmetic with these.
minus-squarenathanjent@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoYou add a another symbol, same as 10 comes after 9.
This number system chooses economy of paper over readability.
A good choice in a medieval monastery where parchment is precious and time is plentiful.
A bad choice in modern society.
Readability only seems poor because we’re not used to it. It’s actually pretty logical and well thought out. The real problem is that the system isn’t expandable, so once you get to 10000 you have to get creative.
That’s easy, just add a second gliph or more with a line connecting them.
I wonder how easy it is to perform arithmetic with these.
You add a another symbol, same as 10 comes after 9.