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Cinder Spires Setting discussion [TAW Sample Chapter SPOILERS]
knnn:
--- Quote from: Mith on October 15, 2015, 04:35:44 PM ---I am not a very skilled pure mathematician, so I cannot say if switching from base 10 to base 12 would truly complicate our constants and established measurements.
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Actually I don't think pure mathematician would care as much, since the stuff they deal with is almost entirely number system independent. This is more about the fact that your average person will need to divide things into 3 more often than into 5.
Second Aristh:
--- Quote from: knnn on October 15, 2015, 04:56:13 PM ---Actually I don't think pure mathematician would care as much, since the stuff they deal with is almost entirely number system independent. This is more about the fact that your average person will need to divide things into 3 more often than into 5.
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Numbers are just extra letters when everything is said and done ;D
We could always go with the Babylonian route and use base 60.
Dina:
--- Quote from: knnn on October 15, 2015, 04:56:13 PM ---Actually I don't think pure mathematician would care as much, since the stuff they deal with is almost entirely number system independent. This is more about the fact that your average person will need to divide things into 3 more often than into 5.
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Really? I don't think so
I just skip the parts with units I don't get, that's too technical for me and I don't want to bother. I am more or less familiar with feet because of RPG manuals and I've got an idea of pounds. Miles and inches, I just ignore them.
Second Aristh:
--- Quote from: Dina on October 15, 2015, 05:39:43 PM ---Really? I don't think so
I just skip the parts with units I don't get, that's too technical for me and I don't want to bother. I am more or less familiar with feet because of RPG manuals and I've got an idea of pounds. Miles and inches, I just ignore them.
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Using a particular base usually only changes how numbers are expressed. I don't know of any important results that depend on which base you use.
Dina:
I agree with that, I disagree with the divide into 3 more than into 5.
Let's see, I concede the 24 hours of a day, or the 9 muses. But 60 minutes or second divide by 3 or 5 with no problem. 30 days for a month, again divide 3-5. Many things are seven. We also have 4 directions. Many things come in pairs. There are flowers with 5 based corolles and with 3 based one, so it's a tie here. I agree insects have 6 legs, so divide by 3. But other animals have numbers not based in 3 or 5.
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