According to Peano's axioms, in either system, it is the successor to the successor to the successor to the successor to the successor to 0.
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The Mayan number system is vigesimal (based on twenties)The Roman number system is decimal (based on tens)
Nothing really it just diffrent shapes.
Both the Mayan and Roman number systems are non-positional, meaning the value of a symbol does not depend on its position within the number. Both systems use additive and subtractive principles to represent numbers. Both systems lack a symbol for zero, which can make calculations more challenging compared to the modern decimal system.
The Mayan system is more like Roman numerals than our Hindu-Arabic numbers. It has no sign for 6, for example, but must combine the sign for 5 and the sign for 1. Normal addition and subtraction and especially multiplication and division, as we understand these operations, were difficult if not impossible.
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