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20 is the base the Mayan mathematics use back then

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They used base 20 and had an equivalent symbol for nought

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Mayans used a base twenty number system.

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What was the base 20 numbering system and who invented and used it?

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Maya number system?

The Mayans used a similarly number system to the Babylonians but chose different numbers as the bases. Their number system had a base 5 within a base 20.


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