I reworked the glyph for 11 in duodecimal trying to make it looking less like a Tengwa (letter) and more like a 'number' (abstract).

Comments welcome. I am still learning! 🤓

#tolkien #tengwar #elvishtypography #duodecimal

My work on the typography of the Tengwar.

Not only did Tolkien imagine the Elvish letters, punctuation, and various symbols, abbreviations, but also all the numbers and even more, since he decided that the Elves (and Dwarves) used also the duodecimal system.

In the center, the number 12 (10) in duodecimal. And below, Tolkien's text explaining it.
This is my first attempt; I'm not entirely satisfied.

#tolkien #tengwar #duodecimal

@mdione @infobeautiful
TBH my personal preference is to scrap the idiotic decimal number system and move to base twelve. 🙂
#maths #number #duodecimal #dozenal

look, I would actually want to learn more about the duodecimal system if there would be youtube/peertube videos about basic math (+, -, ×, ÷) about it.

#dozenal #duodecimal

Just as another reason metric and base ten are inferior.

If deserts are divided into 12 than you can share easily for a family of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 12.

#duodecimal #dozenal

When you design UI, you tend to lean toward the “base 12 is superior in every way!” camp. Yes, even better than base 16.

Why? Because: ½ ⅓ ¼! How often do you need a one-fifth of an icon to do something? But half? A third? Exactly!

(“Dozenal” sounds terrible, though.)

#duodecimal #base12 #dozenal

Why is it that we have so many #counting concepts up to 12 or 60 like hours/minutes/12 pence in a shilling?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal#Origin gives a speculatively explanation: it's based on a different way of using our fingers to count.

One thumb is an indicator that goes through all the 12 knuckle bones of the four larger fingers.

The other hand uses all 5 #fingers to count the number of dozens which enables you to count up to 60.

Seems a reasonable explanation to me.

#Duodecimal #time #dozen

@jschauma

Seems like a similar balance in proportion. The second (time in general) is not formally metric.

We have a base 10 hindu-arabic number system from a series of historical chances, not by design or competition. A base 12 sys would arguably be better in most, if not every way (for example).

Also, it might have been better to wait until we have working (explanatory) theories that do not contradict each other to finalize some of these standards because the errors are now embedded into the system & prevent alternative models from even being considered (for egos & profit margins, etc).

#Duodecimal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal

El reloj #dosenal: los días se dibiden en dose oras, cada ora en siento kuarenta i kuatro minutos y cada uno de estos en siento kuarenta i kuatro segundos ⏰
https://clock.dozenal.ca/
#Duodecimal
#Dozenal

Can someone calculate
(e ^ π) - π
in #duodecimal for me? 😇

#base12 #docenal

@christianbundy As a Dewey, I've always been a strong proponent of the #duodecimal system.

TL;DR: #decimal is a fine system for people who need to multiply/divide by:

- 2
- 5
- 10

But #dozenal (AKA #duodecimal) is better for folks who multiply/divide by:

- 2
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 12

Basically #dozenalism is the idea that *generally* math would be a hell of a lot simpler if our number base had more (useful) factors, which we can practice by using 12 instead of 10 wherever it's practical.