Talk:Vigesimal

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[edit] Digits over 9

For this system, what letters do you think should be for 10-19?? Most people say 10=A, 11=B, 12=C, 13=D, 14=E, 15=F, 16=G, 17=H, 18=I, and 19=J. However, because an I can be easy to interpret as a 1, I prefer 18=J and 19=K.

Someone (on 206.80.111.48) has suggested 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * <. as suitable digits. However I would not regard < and % as suitable. Also I don't think ther main page should contain suggestions of suitable digits but only digits that have been used.

One of the Arana systems used the Arabic number with a dot or something similar. A scan of his proposal would be a good addition. --Error 22:09, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 20 = 5x4

Why these arbitrary factors? Why not say 20 = 2 x 2 x 5? --MarSch 15:12, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bad external links?

The note at the bottom of the article contains several external links to certain pages that are rather incomprehensible. Someone should replace those links by a legible summary, or a link to a Wikipedia article. Also, One of them is a very long link that messes up the "diff" displays; can't it be replaced by a shorter link? Also, the link for '2' seems to point to a database query for '10'. Jorge Stolfi 03:43, 28 February 2006 (UTC)