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A Brief History of the
Mayan Empire |
Where can I find examples of the Mayan number system? |
Instead of ten digits like we have today, the Maya used a base number of 20. (Base 20 is vigesimal.) They also used a system of bar and dot as "shorthand" for counting. A dot stood for one and a bar stood for five.
In the following table, you can see how this works:
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Special thanks to Michielb's Homepage for the Mayan Numeral images and information.
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