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Counting in Base-20: A World Beyond Ten

Estimated read time 6 min read

Why do we count in tens? While it seems natural, many cultures from the Mayans to the Basques developed sophisticated base-20 systems, likely inspired by counting on both fingers and toes. Journey with us into the world of vigesimal counting to discover how language shapes a fundamentally different way of seeing numbers and the world.