A very stupid question, but… if we have ten fingers, shouldn’t we be counting in base 11? One can express 0–9 *and* 10 with their fingers.
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Good discussion here.https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/461249/why-dont-we-use-base-6-or-11 …
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Oh, thanks! I looked casually for the answer before posting my question, but clearly didn’t do a great job.
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Replying to @mwichary @waxpancake
Ah, this is great. Answers a lot. Thanks!
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