minus-squareWhatsTheHoldup@lemmy.mltoFediverse@lemmy.world•Stop Internet Searching and Start Asking on Fediverse?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoIt’s a hangover from earlier base 12 counting systems in which things like eggs would be counted in dozens. You need 12 unique symbols in a base 12 system. Thirteen through nineteen come from a different language source than eleven and twelve. linkfedilink
It’s a hangover from earlier base 12 counting systems in which things like eggs would be counted in dozens.
You need 12 unique symbols in a base 12 system.
Thirteen through nineteen come from a different language source than eleven and twelve.