• frezik@midwest.social
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    1 month ago

    Common denominators. You can divide base 12 into half, thirds, fourths, and sixths and still use integers. I find thirds to be particularly useful, so base 16 is out. Base 60 can do it, but that’s getting unweildly.

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        1 month ago

        You can do base 12 on fingers! You count each of the 3 segments on each finger and ignore the thumb (you can use it to keep your place), so you can count up to 12 on just one hand! :)

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      1 month ago

      There are no common denominators in base 12 that you can’t use in base 84, and the latter also has 7 as a common denominator.

      I, for one, vote for changing our base to 84.