Rarities in numeral systems

2010/03/16 by Harald Hammarström · 2 citations
Mathematics · #History and Theory of Mathematics

paper · doi:10.1515/9783110220933.11

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Abstract

We present an extensive survey of rare structural properties in numeral systems in the world's languages, foremostly the question of rare number bases. The survey emphasizes comprehensiveness and status of evidence. 1

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