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Re:0.999...= 1 by Koshkin on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @02:34PM (#23010249)
The Babylonians though it was 60. (But imagine having to remember additional 50 numeric characters.)
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Re:0.999...= 1 by bmn__ on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @04:32PM (#23011600)
> remember additional 50 numeric characters

The numerals are not distinctly varied like our Arabic numerals. Quite the opposite, they are repetitive and completely systematic and require 80% less effort to remember.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Babylonian_numerals....

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