Re: Possible base-20 numeric system

From: "Simon Richard Clarkstone"

> No, wrong, you have a bizarre dual-base system.  Each of the quoted
> should be 20 more than its predecessor.  In the next "place", each would
> be 20*20=400 more than its predecessor.
> Also, you must (well, should) only have one name for each integer, but
> you have:
> ketïs-tis = koltïs (assuming hyphens add the two numbers)
Dual-base systems are bizarre? Systems using 20x5 are not that uncommon;
Welsh, Danish, French (for 60 and 80) and Georgian are just a few that do
such.

And what about Sumerian and Akkadian? Base 60 is inevitably dual-base, since
you can't square an integer and get 60.

I want something that's insanely mixed-base, using 10, 12, 20 or 60
depending on whatever.

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