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Numeration Systems

Various numeration systems throughout history have shown unique and diverse methods of representing numbers. The ancient Egyptian system utilized symbols representing powers of ten, while the Romans used a combination of letters with specific values, including a bar for multiplication by 1,000.

Numeration Systems

Numeration Systems

Different base systems

https://youtu.be/WFbh0YCtNCw?feature=shared Base 2 uses numbers 1 & 0
Base 5 uses numbers 0-4 https://youtu.be/jyCsjd3N0jY?feature=shared This video will show you how to better understand how to use the base 5 system

Hindu-Arabic

This is the number system that we all know and use today.
Place value is based on powers of 10
Uses ten digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Roman

If there is a bar on top of a symbol, then you multiply it by 1,000
Example: LXV= 65
7 symbols

Mayan

Example: three lines with four dots on top = 19
3 symbols
Adjusted 20 base
Introduced a symbol for sero

Babylonian

2 symbols
Base 60
Used place value

Egyptial

Example: one astonished man, two heel bones, and four staffs = 1,000,024
7 symbols
Powers of ten