时差N小时:格陵兰岛人如何计数?(下)
日期:2017-11-18 08:28

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We’re so used to our base ten system that it may seem like the only possibility.
我们已经习惯用十进制计数,认为世上似乎只有这一种计数系统m2PV|RdNJX|5
But the Greenlandic number system has a base of twenty, and others have a base of five.
而格陵兰岛的计数系统为二十进制,其他有的地方采用五进制a-e~KnW8k&
Of all the number systems ever invented, five, ten, and twenty are the most common bases.
在所有发明的计数系统中,五进制、十进制和二十进制是最为常见的gh]h=^5-O8sdNa-nH

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It’s no coincidence that these bases match the number of fingers on one hand, or two hands, or all of our fingers and toes.
其实,这些计数进制符合一只手、两只手的手指数量,以及手指加上脚趾的数量并非巧合jjN&k,Qr6NOLM)s
The connection between fingers and counting is so close that several languages have just one word that means both “hand” and the number five.
手指和计数的联系如此紧密,很多语言里用一个词汇同时表示“手”和数字“五”a8-3=[FxQ+n#k6
Even in English, the word digit describes either a number or a finger.
英语中也有类似的情况,digit一词既可表示数字也可表示手指N+8UXiqw=Zy
So if anyone teases you for counting on your fingers, just tell them you find your digits quite handy!
如果还有人取笑你用手指算数的话,告诉他使用手指计算很方便即可!

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