The Mayan Number System

In my opinion, the Mayan Number System is the hardest number system to comprehend. This system, like all the others, uses symbols to represent numbers. Even though this system uses lines and dots, it is alot more confusing than you would think.

Here is a picture of numbers 0-19 in Mayan Symbols to help you visualize the whole number system:

The Mayan Number System is postional, has a symbol for zero, and is a base 20 system. It is postional, which means that the symbols have to be in order for you to understand which number you are trying to figure out. This number system, unlike the others, has a symbol for the number zero. Also, this system is a base 20 system. This means that that numbers are grouped by 20's.

Here is a link to a website to help you better understand the Mayan Number System.

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