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Re: Calénnaw n and a manic digression on numbers

From:H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...>
Date:Thursday, October 21, 2004, 16:16
On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 10:38:00AM +0200, Philip Newton wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:16:09 -0700, H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...> wrote: > > Now, note that 103_9 = 100_9 + 3_9. 100_9 is simply 9*9, which is > > eighty-one (81_10). In novenus, this is simply 90_N. > > Huh? Where'd the zero in "90_N" come from? > > ITYM "89_N" : 9*9 = (8+1)*9 = 8*9 + 9 = 89_N.
You're right, my bad. :-) Sally was right, we're too used to zero, and it's really hard to think without it. T -- Only boring people get bored. -- JM