contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoA Cool guide to Cistercian Numeralsi.redd.itexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1412arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1399arrow-down1external-linkA Cool guide to Cistercian Numeralsi.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square60linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePifpafpouf@lemmy.mlBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·1 year ago6 is 2 symbols though
minus-squarehondacivic@lem.sabross.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-21 year agothe "′0"s in the percentage symbol “%” aren’t touching the “/”. is it one or 3 symbols?
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoOr the question mark, exclamation mark, etc.
minus-squarehondacivic@lem.sabross.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year 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-squarePifpafpouf@lemmy.mlBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.
6 is 2 symbols though
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.