[lojban-beginners] Re: Why 16

["djun." <servantodehomaro@yahoo.co.jp>]

coi .xili,odor.

H> I understand the usefulness of hexa digits, but for that
H> reason we could also use a hundred or even more basic numbers,
H> as those cover 16 as well. So what's the point (of 16)?

I think so, too.  And I think one of the reasons is that we,
Japanese, request the basic names of
    10,000
    100,000,000
    1,000,000,000,000
    10,000,000,000,000,000
and so on. (^_^)
As you see, we have other system of counting numbers than yours.

I think we'd better use Lojbanized version of "deca","hecto",
"kilo", "mega", "giga", "tera" etc.  Of course we also must be
able to use the Lojbanized version of "kibi", "mebi", "gibi",
"tebi" etc. Does Lojbanistan already have them, or not yet?

co'omi'e .djun.

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