Different cultures have different traditional numeral systems used for writing numbers and for naming large numbers. For other uses, see Culture (disambiguation). ... A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols, or a word in a natural language that represents a number. ...

Although a majority of traditional number systems are based on the decimal numeral system, there are many regional variations even within decimal, including: For other uses, see Decimal (disambiguation). ... A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols, or a word in a natural language that represents a number. ...

• Western system: based on thousands, with variants (see English-language numerals)
• Indian system: crore, lakh (see Indian numbering system. Indian numerals)
• East Asian system: based on ten-thousands (see below)

Duodecimal numbers have only been used consistently in a few cases. Among these, the Chepang language of Nepal, the Mahl language of Minicoy Island in India, and several languages of the Nigerian Middle Belt, such as Janji, Kahugu and the Nimbia dialect of Gwandara. However, duodecimal subdivisions offer practical advantages over decimal because of the better divisibility of twelve (which is a highly composite number), and as such they have been used extensively in many other cultures as well; for example, in time divisions (twelve months in a year, the twelve-hour clock), in the imperial system of units (twelve inches to the foot, twelve Troy ounces to the Troy pound), or in the former British monetary system (twelve pence to the shilling). As a result, languages such as English eventually borrowed or evolved terms such dozen, gross and great gross, which allow for a rudimentary duodecimal nomenclature (e.g., saying "two gross and six dozen" instead of "three hundred and sixty"). Ancient Romans used decimal for integers, but switched to duodecimal for fractions, and correspondingly Latin developed a rich vocabulary for duodecimal-based fractions (see Roman numerals#Fractions). In fiction, J. R. R. Tolkien's Elvish languages used duodecimal along with decimal. For the techno single by Moby, see Thousand (single). ... See also List of numbers (to be merged) There are two main English-language systems of number names: the short scale system (used in the United States, Canada and much of the English-speaking world) and the long scale system (used in most Germanic and Romance languages). ... A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system, still widely used in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. ... A lakh (Hindi: लाख, Urdu: Ù„Ú©Ú¾, Bengali: , Tamil : இலட்சம்) is a unit in the Indian numbering system, widely used both in official and other contexts in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. ... The traditional, ancient Indian numbering system, used today in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,Nepal and Myanmar (Burma), is based on a unique grouping of 2 decimal places, rather than the 3 decimal places commonplace in the West (China, Korea, and Japan, for instance, use 4). ... India has produced many numeral systems. ... Look up ten thousand in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The duodecimal (also known as base-12 or dozenal) system is a numeral system using twelve as its base. ... Chepang is the commonly used name given to an ethnic group living in central and southern Nepal. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Minicoy Island (Maliku) Minicoy Island or Maliku is the second largest and the southern-most island of the Laccadive Archipelago north of the Maldives. ... The Middle Belt is a human geographical term designating the region of central Nigeria populated largely by minority ethnic groups and stretching across the country longitudinally. ... Look up twelve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A highly composite number is a positive integer which has more divisors than any positive integer below it. ... The Imperial units are an irregularly standardized system of units that have been used in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, including the Commonwealth countries. ... Dozen is another word for the number twelve. ... Look up gross, groß in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A great gross is equal to a dozen gross, i. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor, best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... Elvish languages are constructed languages used typically by elves in a fantasy setting. ...

Vigesimal numbers were the standard among ancient Mesoamerican cultures, and are still in use in the modern indigenous languages of their present-day descendants, such as the Nahuatl and Mayan languages (see also Maya numerals). Vigesimal terminology is also found to some extent in some European languages (Basque, Celtic languages, French, Danish). English has a remnant of vigesimal numeration in the word score (famously used in the opening of the Gettysburg Address). The vigesimal or base-20 numeral system is based on twenty (in the same way in which the ordinary decimal numeral system is based on ten). ... This article is about the culture area. ... Nahuatl is a native language of central Mexico. ... “Maya language” redirects here. ... Mayan numerals. ... Basque (native name: euskara) is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France. ... The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, a branch of the greater Indo-European language family. ... 20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. ... The only known photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg (seated, center), taken about noon, just after Lincoln arrived and some three hours before he spoke. ...

Quinary is found in Inuit languages. Quinary (base-5) is a numeral system with five as the base. ... The language of the Inuit people is traditionally spoken across the North American Arctic and to some extent in the subarctic in Labrador. ...

Octal is used in the Yuki language of California and in the Pamean languages of Mexico, because their speakers count using the spaces between their fingers rather than the fingers themselves. ^[1] The octal numeral system, or oct for short, is the base-8 number system, and uses the digits 0 to 7. ... The Yuki (also Yukian, Ukiah, Ukomnom) language was a Yuki-Wappo language of California spoken by the Yuki Indians. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

For very large (and very small) numbers, traditional systems have been superseded by the use of scientific notation and the system of SI prefixes. Traditional systems continue to be used in everyday life. Scientific notation, also known as standard form, is a notation for writing numbers that is often used by scientists and mathematicians to make it easier to write large and small numbers. ... An SI prefix (also known as a metric prefix) is a name or associated symbol that precedes a unit of measure (or its symbol) to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ...

Systems of numerals

• Hindu-Arabic numerals
• Armenian numerals
• Babylonian numerals
• Chinese numerals
• D'ni numerals
• English-language numerals
• Greek numerals
• Hebrew numerals
• Indian numerals
• Japanese numerals
• Korean numerals
• Mayan numerals
• Rod numerals
• Roman numerals

I like cream cheese, it tastes good on toast. ... The system of Armenian numerals is a historic numeral system originating using the (capital) letters of the ancient Armenians. ... Babylonian numerals were written in cuneiform, using a wedge-tipped reed stylus to make a mark on a soft clay tablet which would be exposed in the sun to harden to create a permanent record. ... Chinese numerals are characters for writing numbers in Chinese. ... Myst franchise Games Myst Riven Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revelation Myst V: End of Ages Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Ages of: Myst Riven Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revelation Uru Novels Myst: The Book of Atrus   Tiana   Dni Comic Books #0   #1 Miscellaneous Dni Ages   The... See also List of numbers (to be merged) There are two main English-language systems of number names: the short scale system (used in the United States, Canada and much of the English-speaking world) and the long scale system (used in most Germanic and Romance languages). ... Greek numerals are a system of representing numbers using letters of the Greek alphabet. ... The system of Hebrew numerals is a quasi-decimal alphabetic numeral system using the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. ... The traditional, ancient Indian numbering system, used today in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,Nepal and Myanmar (Burma), is based on a unique grouping of 2 decimal places, rather than the 3 decimal places commonplace in the West (China, Korea, and Japan, for instance, use 4). ... The system of Japanese numerals is the system of number names used in the Japanese language. ... Korean language has two regularly used sets of numerals, Sino-Korean and native Korean For both native and Sino-Korean numerals, the teens (11 through 19) are represented by a combination of tens and the ones places. ... The Pre-Columbian Maya civilization used a vigesimal (base-20) numeral system. ... The counting rods (籌 chou2) were used by ancient Chinese before the invention of the abacus. ... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ...

See also

• Abacus
• Myriad
• History of large numbers
• Long and short scales

It has been suggested that Abax be merged into this article or section. ... Look up myriad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Different cultures used different traditional numeral systems for naming large numbers. ... The long and short scales are two different numerical systems used throughout the world: Short scale is the English translation of the French term échelle courte. ...

References

1. ^ Marcia Ascher. Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas. The College Mathematics Journal. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.