contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agoA Cool guide to Cistercian Numeralsi.redd.itexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down111file-text
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minus-squarehondacivic@lem.sabross.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-25 months agothe "′0"s in the percentage symbol “%” aren’t touching the “/”. is it one or 3 symbols?
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoOr the question mark, exclamation mark, etc.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoYes. It is either one or three symbols.
minus-squarehondacivic@lem.sabross.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoso 6 is one and two symbols then. but when you search a tiny bit online you end up reading this The percent sign % is the symbol used to indicate a percentage, a number or ratio as a fraction of 100. confusing, there’s no right or wrong.
minus-squarePifpafpouflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoUsing the same argument, 10 is one symbol. It is the “ten” symbol. I’m just pointing out that it makes no sense to say that this system allows writing any number as one symbol.
the "′0"s in the percentage symbol “%” aren’t touching the “/”. is it one or 3 symbols?
Or the question mark, exclamation mark, etc.
Yes.
It is either one or three symbols.
so 6 is one and two symbols then.
but when you search a tiny bit online you end up reading this
confusing, there’s no right or wrong.
Using the same argument, 10 is one symbol. It is the “ten” symbol.
I’m just pointing out that it makes no sense to say that this system allows writing any number as one symbol.