Definition:Vigesimal System/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Vigesimal System
The vigesimal system was used by the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica until the $18$th century.
The system used a zero and was a fully positional system.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $20$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $20$