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maxxxxx on July 21, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Did Anyone Do Math in Roman Numerals?

It seems the consensus is that base<prime number> like base 7 or base 11 definitely would a bad idea.

Spivak on July 21, 2017 [–]

Unless you believe in the consistency of inconsistency prime bases would be annoying to work with.

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