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An analysis of nonpositional numeral systems (English)
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25 June 2009
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This paper presents a simple mathematical framework to describe, analyze, and compare various numeral systems, including those of the Sumerians, Greeks, and Romans. The author deals with issues such as subtractive notations (e.g., Roman IV) and systems based on more than one number (e.g., the two numbers 5 and 10, in both Attic and Roman numerals).
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numeral systems
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nonpositional notation
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positional notation
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