+138
since numbers are arbitrary in another world 9+10 could equal 21, amirite?
by Anonymous1 year ago
The symbols are arbitrary, not the concept.
by Anonymous1 year ago
that's what i'm getting at. The symbols value could be different
by Anonymous1 year ago
But a different word wouldn't use the same symbols
by Anonymous1 year ago
That's a false pretense though. Nine does not have an arbitrary value- only an arbitrary name. Whatever you wish to call it IIIIIIIII of something added to IIIIIIIIII will be IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII of something
by Anonymous1 year ago
The concept is always the same.
by Anonymous1 year ago
That equation makes perfect sense in Base 12 arithmetic in this world.
by Anonymous1 year ago
10+9 in base 12 is 19 in base 12.
by Anonymous1 year ago
No, 10 is 12 in base 12. It's 1*12 + 0.
by Anonymous1 year ago
Why would you add two base 12 numbers and respond with the answer in base 10. That makes no sense. 10(base 12)+9(base 12)=19(base 12)
by Anonymous1 year ago
Because, as a software developer, I do that all the time. If you replace base 12 with hexadecimal (base 16), I frequently add up hex numbers in order to compare them with a known decimal (base 10) data value.
by Anonymous1 year ago
Math is arbitrary, but so is language/written language, so 9, 10, 21 likely wouldn't exist either.
by Anonymous1 year ago
Impossible if it's a base-10 system like ours though.
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago
by Anonymous 1 year ago