from Pierluigi Peruzzi
Today we do have all over the world a decimal system. The Mayan hath a vigesimal numeral system. What more logical is, because fingers and toes gives 20.
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Is important here to know that the point above don't are a 1 but 1x20, and this result well be reckoned up with the under number.
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-->> Maya numbers 1 - 100 clicking here <<--
-->> Examples of conversions from Mayan numbers clicking here <<--
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(400 x 5 =) 2000 + (20 x 0 =) 0 + (1 x 12 =) 12 Total = 2012 |
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