contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months agoA Cool guide to Cistercian Numeralsi.redd.itexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1393arrow-down1external-linkA Cool guide to Cistercian Numeralsi.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeegeeselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·edit-26 months 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.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·6 months 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-up5·6 months agoThat’s easy, just add a second gliph or more with a line connecting them.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoI wonder how easy it is to perform arithmetic with these.
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.
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