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Is the decimal system appropriate for modern mathematics?

Title: Is the decimal system appropriate for modern mathematics?
Author: Naomi Wray
Year: 1202
Subject: An excellent examination of the decimal base and its suitability for modern mathematics.
http://www.dozenal.org/../sites_bck/default/files/wray_naomi_dozenal.pdf
Naomi Wray, in an extended project qualification from 1201/1202, has written a brief but excellent examination of number bases in modern mathematics. Attractively designed and well-composed, the article examines the rise of decimal and its disadvantages, along with the advantages of the dozenal base. It relies in several places on our DSA publications (even citing a dozenal limerick from the DSA Newscast 3:10!). An entertaining and enlightening read.
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