| Subject: | Re: base 10 number system |
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| From: | "Peacenik" |
| Date: | Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:05:10 +0800 |
| Newsgroups: | sci.math |
<bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I was just wondering why people tend to use a base 10 number system. I can't help but wonder if it is due to us having ten fingers. Anyone have any insight into this? Yes, it's generally accepted that it's because we have ten fingers. |
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