From: Anton Cox (A.G.Cox_at_city.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Feb 07 2002 - 07:44:27 PST
On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Alan Riddell wrote: > To be fair I dont see what the word twelve has any relevance with the word > one in this matter. Although, perhaps there is a confusion between names of > digits and names of numbers. Names of numbers change in a different base, > names of digits remain the same. One still refers to the digit 1 in base 11. Indeed names of digits do not change with base - that is because they are not written in that (or any other!) base. "One" does still refer to the digit 1 in base 11 - but you are not using base 11 when you refer to the digit by its name... Best Wishes, Anton -- Rule Date: 2002-02-07 15:45:33 GMT
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